Michael Sam Says He Will Give NFL Return ‘One More Shot’

January 27, 2016   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

Former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam isn't done with the NFL just yet. Responding to a Twitter question from a fan, Sam said Wednesday he will give realizing his professional football dreams "one more shot."
Sam, 26, has never played in an NFL game. He spent the 2014 season splitting time between the St. Louis Rams' and Dallas Cowboys' practice squads before being released to free up roster space. The Montreal Alouettes of the CFL signed him to a two-year deal last May, but he appeared in only one game, leaving the team twice for off-field issues. He did not return after leaving for the second time in August.
“I never really wanted to go to the CFL, but I did it and I committed to going,” Sam told The Dan Patrick Show in September (h/t Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk). “I want to thank the Montreal Alouettes for all they’ve done for me, but I wasn’t getting better as a football player. That was one of the main keys, I wasn...

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