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The situation looked grim for Michael Sam after the preseason, but he found a home rather quickly.

A seventh-round pick in the NFL draft, the defensive end out of Missouri didn't make the cut in St. Louis. He had a pretty good preseason, amassing 11 tackles and three sacks, but the Rams were simply too deep along the defensive line to keep him.

Why he wasn't originally signed to the practice squad—or any other across the league—is a different question.

One general manager said teams were afraid to sign Sam because of the media circus, as tweeted by Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman. While he does bring an inordinate amount of attention along with him, this is an excuse rather than a good reason not to bring him on board.

The Dallas Cowboys took the plunge, though, signing Sam to their practice squad just a few days after he cleared waivers per Ken Belson of The New York Times. It was a good move for the Cowboys, who are thin along the defensive line as it is.

Now that he has landed on his feet, Sam should stay there. Sam will not only stick with the Cowboys practice squad, but he will be called up sometime this season. That is if some other team doesn't muster up the courage to sign him off the practice squad first.