Michael Sam Comments on CFL Debut with Montreal Alouettes

August 8, 2015   ·   Tim Daniels   ·   Jump to comments

Michael Sam admitted there were some nerves as he made his first appearance in the Canadian Football League on Friday night. Once he got beyond those debut feelings, he was pleased with his performance despite a limited number of snaps.
Sam, who became the first openly gay player to appear in the CFL, and the Montreal Alouettes lost to the Ottawa Redblacks, 26-23, and sit at the bottom of the East Division with a 2-4 record. Afterward, the defensive end talked about what went through his mind right before the opening kickoff, as noted by the Associated Press.
"I was focusing on my assignments, actually," Sam said. "I'm not going to lie, there were some big jitters out there and I was nervous when I first got on the field. I didn't get any opportunities to make many plays. I had some good pass rushes, I thought, but close enough is not a sack."
He didn't make any tackles in his first game of the campaign. His debut got delayed after personal reasons caused him to leave tr...

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