Michael Sam Thwacks Lobbyist Trying To Ban Gays From NFL

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Michael Sam, Former Employer Hit Lobbyist Trying To Ban Gays In NFL

CATHERINE THOMPSON – FEBRUARY 26, 2014, 7:26 AM EST

Jack Burkman, the lobbyist who claims to have congressional sponsors for a bill banning gay players from the National Football League, attracted a lot of negative attention Tuesday for his efforts -- most notably from openly gay NFL prospect Michael Sam.

Sam kept his response classy with a reference to the movie "Back To The Future:"

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Jack Burkman is going to need a Delorian, not some bogus bill, if he wants to prevent gay athletes from being in the locker room

2:33 PM - 25 Feb 2014

Burkman's former lobbying firm, Holland & Knight, also denounced its former associate Tuesday in a statement. “Holland & Knight is proud of its support of the LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] community and we condemn Jack Burkman’s current efforts,” senior communications manager Linda G. Butler said in a statement, as quoted by The Hill.

That negative feedback may be Burkman's endgame. His brother Jim, who is gay, told the Huffington Post that he believes the bill is "an attention grab and a media grab to pander to those folks who pay him to lobby on their behalf."

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