Michael Sam is no longer attached to an NFL team and none of them appear to want to pick him up because his sexual orientation causes too much distraction, claims a Buffalo Bills star.

Offensive lineman Eric Wood goes on, more specifically, to blame the media for focusing on the personal life of the NFL’s first openly gay draft pick.

‘Blame that on espn,’ Wood tweeted in response to Sam’s inability to find an NFL home. ‘No one wants the distraction.’

Wood’s comment came after sports commentator Ross Tucker publicly wondered on Twitter why ‘Michael Sam performed much better than most expected and still isn’t even on a practice squad?’

The comments also hark back to ESPN’s report on Sam’s locker room habits earlier this month and their subsequent apology.

Instead of focusing on the St. Louis Rams’ first round of cuts, reporter Josina Anderson chose to feature Sam’s shower etiquette.

‘Another Rams defensive player told me that “Sam is respecting our space” and that, from his perspective, he seems to think that Michael Sam is kind of waiting to take a shower, as not to make his teammates feel uncomfortable,’ Anderson said.

The reporter said she also asked other players about Sam’s showering schedule.

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Source: Daily Mail UK