# Should Michael Sam be selected regardless of his playing ability?

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**Created:** [May 9, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-michael-sam-be-selected-regardless-of-his-playing-ability/688076 "2014-05-09T18:48:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-michael-sam-be-selected-regardless-of-his-playing-ability/688076/20 "2014-05-11T23:27:17Z")

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Something said in the Game Room thread on this topic that made me think:

> [@Top college football prospect \[Michael Sam\] comes out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-college-football-prospect-michael-sam-comes-out/680939/227):
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> A number of other too-small, too-slow DL’s with less of a resume than Sam were drafted ahead of him, FWIW.

That might be interesting: comparing where other players in the same position with similar ability were drafted. I don’t know enough to do it myself.

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