Russell Wilson got drafted in the 3rd his year and cameras were in his home. They did a shot of him getting the call, a few celebratory stock shots, and then follow interview.

he was sitting beside his then white wife.

lets say this were a time when being in an interracial relationship was frowned upon.

lets say he goes to Seattle and is trying to win a spot against Tavaris Jackson and newly brought in Matt Flynn on a big contract. But that the media is all in his house cause he's going to be the first open-interracially-married player in the NFL or whatever. Cameras would come the same they did, but they let the camera roll longer.

maybe he kisses his white wife on live television, and maybe niggas are repulsed.

maybe the narrative is "he got cut from NC State, they didn't even want him" or "he was only fast cause they played in the Big 10" and "he aint Drew Brees, that height is something he's not going to be able to get over"

all those things circulating at the same time could lead one to believe that a certain outcome - positive or negative - would happen.

but play on the field would dead all that. he makes plays and scores touchdowns then it deads all that talk.

Sam performed on the field, and well enough to at least get a shot with a team.

but to make it like it is so easy to just come out, or that he did it to "make it on an NFL team" - yeah.

he had a ton to lose by coming out, but I think he felt that he wanted to control his narrative.

it's hard to relate to Black shit because we don't come out as "Black" but when society sees what you are as a certain way then you can fight or fly. He fought, and he's still fighting.

I remember when Warren Sapp was playing on a Monday night against the Jags, and he was getting stopped, straight up beat, with no double teams. He was done. The field decided.

Not a poor combine, not a rookie drafted in his position, not salary cap hit. He just aint have it.

Can you truly right now say that Sam can't make it in the NFL? you have no basis to make that assertion. If you don't like that/how he came out, then you have a gripe against society, not him. Let that nigga cook and if he sorry we will know soon enough.

niggas was saying before he was even drafted that they may not do it JUST because of the distraction it would bring. What distraction is there to be had if we are over it? We aint over shit, we aint even over racism, and you think homophobia isn't a thing? stay woke man.