Position on the Michael Sam Situation

The way I see it, if Michael Sam is a good enough player to be in the NFL, then he deserves to be drafted and get a chance to make a team. If he isn't draft someone else worthy and pass on him. If he was drafted because he came out as gay, then I think society has got to check itself. I have plenty of gay family members and friends, so I am not critical of him being gay by any means. What I am critical of all the media and attention that goes along with it. When Tim Tebow was open about being extremely religious, he was mocked. Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend on National TV after being drafted was celebrated. People always talk about how gays should be treated the same as heterosexuals, but now it has created a double standard. Gays are now celebrated and told how brave they are, but it almost seems as though there is more support for homosexuals than there are those who are against it. An NFL player has already been fined for a negative tweet about him. If a gay player tweeted negatively at a straight man I highly doubt there would be any fine. Michael Sam is about to have his own reality TV show, but then says he wants to be treated like everybody else. He says he just wants to keep to himself and be like everybody else, but then goes and reaches out to the media and becomes nationally celebrated. My advice to Michael Sam, go out and make a name for yourself on the field, and do less off of it.