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5 Logical Landing Spots For Michael Sam

Michael Sam has cleared waivers and will not be signed to the St. Louis Rams’ practice squad, and is still free to sign with any team that is interested in him.

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Sep 1, 2014

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3. Detroit Lions

The Lions are set with Jason Jones as their defensive end, but in terms of an organization fit, it doesn’t get much better than Jim Caldwell, who comes from the Tony Dungy coaching tree. And no, we aren’t taking Dungy’s misconceived quotes from a few weeks ago into consideration.

With Detroit, Sam would not have to be a starter Week 1, and instead he could work his way to a rotational spot with his contributions on special teams and perhaps as a situational pass-rusher.