Exactly.cromartie wrote:Ah yes. The CFL's perpetual grand tragedy. Guys who could stay and be productive players and even hall of famers but instead try and dither around on the fringes of the NFL and waste their careers.Toppy Vann wrote:The problem with some players that are great CFL fits is that they don't always see it that way.cromartie wrote:He's a great fit for the CFL game and I hope he does well here. Not an NFL level talent, however.
Brian Burke on Michael Sam signing plus quote from Jon Cornish:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=768669
"I think it's huge," Burke told The Canadian Press on Tuesday. "To me, this is one of those 20, 30, 40 years from now, people will look back and say 'remember when Michael Sam signed with the Alouettes?'
"We know we have gay athletes in all sports. I think other gay athletes are going to see the reception that Michael Sam gets and how wonderful it's going to be for him.
"You get some idiots on the Internet. You always do. But instead of a hostile environment, he'll see that intelligent and enlightened people welcome him in this role in Canada and wish him luck."
Burke co-founded You Can Play, an organization to eliminate homophobia in sport, following the death of his gay son Brendan in a car accident in 2010.
"This is a big day," Burke said. "I watched the press conference. I thought he pulled it off beautifully.
"The perception would be of all the sports, (football is) probably the most macho, probably the last place you'd expect a player to come out. I think what Michael Sam has done is courageous. I think what the Montreal Alouettes have done to sign him and give him an opportunity is courageous."
http://montrealgazette.com/sports/footb ... ining-campCalgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish, who has two moms and is a spokesperson for You Can Play, acknowledges football locker-rooms are conservative.
Cornish says Sam's participation in the league can change those attitudes.
"Attitudes only change when you see something up close," Cornish said. "It's easy to have an attitude about something when it's far away. 'Gay people over there? I won't be down with that,' but when it's a family member or a teammate, suddenly it's 'this guy is a cool dude. There's nothing wrong with what he's doing.'"
Stefan Logan 34 as of this month is with the Als as are Fred Stamps and Nik Lewis at 33.