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"Sources say NFL agreed not to have Rams on Hard Knocks in 2014 if they drafted Michael Sam." -- (link)

Posted by ML (aka Iadodger) Mar 23 '16, 11:53

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So, they drafted him to get out of Hard Knocks or they drafted him and then asked the NFL to not have them to limit his publicity? - Will Hunting Mar 23, 12:10 4
- I don't think its damning. I mean they drafted Sam Bradford to get out of the playoffs -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 12:20 3
  - I do find it reassuring to know that they did even less with the RG3 bounty than we did with him. - Will Hunting Mar 23, 12:22 2
    - it seemed like such a brilliant move at the time -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 12:25 1
      - It very easily could have been but.... - Will Hunting Mar 23, 13:00
Serious question: Do we think this is a big deal? I mean "back room" deals are sketchy, but I'm not sure if I care about this. -- nm - MDH Mar 23, 11:59 11
- as my post below hints, I feel its not that big a deal but another example of the NFL being tone deaf -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 12:06 10
  - I suspect the Rams asked this of the NFL to take pressure off of Sam. - David Mar 23, 12:08 9
    - Any team can refuse Hard Knocks, they approached Seattle a couple years ago and Carroll told them no way -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 12:09 8
      - Not correct. Only select teams can say no. For example, teams who made the playoffs the year previous can't be forced into it. -- nm - ML Mar 23, 12:10 7
        
        I did not know this. Now I want to know more. Because if that is true, why the Bengals twice and Cowboys twice in a short time span -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 12:14 6
        
        Here's the rule: - ML Mar 23, 12:15 5
        
        Thanks. I guess that answers my question. The rule in 2013 was because they had those teams twice. But its an a-hole rule. - crash davis Mar 23, 12:18 4
        
        I view it as motivation: succeed, or we'll foist HBO on you -- nm - ML Mar 23, 12:41 3
        
        Then why has it not been the Browns for the last several years? -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 12:45 2
        
        rule of no first-year head coaches is one big reason -- nm - ML Mar 23, 12:52 1
        
        Ah, good point. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 12:59
I may be tone deaf but I am rich -- nm - Roger Goodell Mar 23, 11:55 1
- ~I wanna be rich~ -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 12:07

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