The Cowboys take on the San Francisco 49ers in their season opener on Sunday. But our attention and focus is on football, it's on getting ready for the 49ers and that's the culture we have around here and that's the culture we'll continue to have." "We evaluated him as a football player and felt like he can help us as a football player. "This is about football," said Coach Garrett, who has yet to experience the daily harassment from the media and gay groups.
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Prior to the start of the preseason Oprah shelved plans for a reality TV show starring Sam. Still, Sam is the most famous practice squad player in the NFL.Ĭowboys head coach Jason Garrett doesn't believe Sam will be a distraction to the team - this despite word that Oprah has dispatched a production crew to Dallas.
But any NFL team can sign them to a contract during the regular season. Practice squad players don't travel with the team. I'm just looking forward to being a Cowboy, my focus is on making the team." "It's been a roller coaster this past week but I'm happy where I'm at now. I just want to play football, it's great to be heading back to my home state," said Sam, who grew up in Galveston, Texas, about 4 hours drive from Dallas. Sam, 24, was cut by the Rams on Saturday after ESPN aired a controversial piece detailing his shower habits. Louis Rams rookie Michael Sam was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad on Wednesday. Gay football player Michael Sam signs with the Dallas Cowboysīy Sandra Rose | Wednesday, September 3, 2014įormer St.