I know I skipped a few players here, but the Rams, the team that broke the NFL's color barrier and was one of the first NFL teams to have a woman owner, broke another barrier with pick #249 by drafting Mizzou defensive end Michael Sam.
In football terms, I think it's a terrible pick. Sam (was commonly projected as) a 3-4 linebacker and the Rams run a 4-3. Though he might have been fighting a lot of distraction, he had a poor Combine and a poor Senior Bowl week. It looked like some of his very good senior year stats - he led the SEC in sacks - were puffed up by big games against bad opponents.
But history came calling, and the Rams answered the call, again, where many NFL teams didn't. More important to a lot of people than getting a good scheme fit, so I'll roll with it. Good luck to Michael.
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