Listen, I understand that a lot of people are following Michael Sam and his journey as he attempts to become the first openly gay player to make an NFL roster, but I don’t think this is necessary, SportsCenter:
On SC, they have Josina Anderson, on site, providing an update on which players have/haven't showered at same time as Michael Sam. SOTYI
— DJ Bean (@DJ_Bean) August 26, 2014
And, yes, it gets worse:
Just went back on DVR and rewatched. Anonymous player says he gets feeling Sam is "respecting" players' space & waiting to shower. The fuck?
— DJ Bean (@DJ_Bean) August 26, 2014
(1/2) "Another Rams defensive player told me that 'Sam is respecting our space' and that from his perspective, he seems to think that…
— DJ Bean (@DJ_Bean) August 26, 2014
(2/2) "…Michael Sam is waiting to kind of take a shower, as not to make his teammates feel uncomfortable."
— DJ Bean (@DJ_Bean) August 26, 2014
I honestly don’t know what’s more ridiculous- SportsCenter feeling the need to report on the locker room shower habits, or players actually commenting on it. Protip to everyone: Don’t ask questions about that, don’t answer questions about that.
(video via Cork Gaines)