St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Michael Sam has cleared another hurdle in his quest to become the first openly gay player to play in an NFL regular- season game, as the rookie defensive end remained on the St. Louis Rams’ roster after the team made its initial roster cuts on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Rams needed to make four moves to get to the mandated 75-man limit by Tuesday’s deadline. Among them was the placing of starting quarterback Sam Bradford on injured reserve after he re-tore the ACL in his left knee in the club’s most recent preseason contest.<\/p>\n
Also sent to injured reserve was center Demetrius Rhaney, while defensive end Sammy Brown and safety Matt Daniels were both waived.<\/p>\n
Sam, a seventh-round pick in this year’s draft who publicly declared his homosexuality prior to February’s scouting combine, has made a case to be included on the final roster by recording three sacks through three preseason games.<\/p>\n
The 2013 SEC Defensive Player of the Year will know his fate on Saturday, when teams are required to reduce their active rosters to 53 players.<\/p>\n
Bradford was hurt on the opening drive of Saturday’s 33-14 win over Cleveland after being pressured and hit high by Browns defensive lineman Armonty Bryant. An MRI later confirmed the injury, the same one that sidelined the No. 1 overall pick for the Rams’ final nine games of last season.<\/p>\n
Veteran Shaun Hill is currently serving as St. Louis’ starting quarterback following Bradford’s latest mishap.<\/p>\n
Daniels had played in six games for the Rams over the previous two seasons, both of which he ended on injured reserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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