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ST. LOUIS -- Jeff Fisher has never been afraid to buck a trend, draft a troubled player or grant a second chance. The coach of the Rams stuck with Adam "Pacman" Jones and Kenny Britt when he was at Tennessee, despite their off-field problems. Britt is now reunited with Fisher in St. Louis. Fisher recently rehired Gregg Williams, the defensive co-ordinator who was given a one-year suspension by the league for the bounty scandal with the Saints. It was not a surprise that it was Fisher who helped Michael Sam make history as the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team. "He is an amazing leader, and even better, hes a better man," said Wade Davis, the head of an advocacy group for lesbian and gay athletes. Davis currently is doing some work with the NFL. "He looks at everything from all angles and hes not afraid to take on a challenge." The 56-year-old Fisher deflects any praise for being a trailblazer, insisting it was simply a football decision to upgrade one of the NFLs top pass rushes by taking Sam at No. 249. "In our world, nobodys going to agree with what you do 100 per cent of the time because everybody has opinions, and thats fine," Fisher said. "Im concerned about whats going on in the building, with the staff and players, the direction were headed. Thats always been the case." At least on the field, Fisher can relate to the challenge for Sam. He also was a seventh-round pick, the fourth wheel of a star-studded Southern California secondary that featured Ronnie Lott, Dennis Smith and Joey Browner. He then carved out a career playing under Mike Ditka for a Super Bowl winner in Chicago and is entering his 19th season as an NFL head coach. Lott, a Hall of Famer, recalls Fisher smoothly making the switch from wide receiver to cornerback. "To me, its easy to play wide receiver because you know where youre going," Lott said. "Having to react, respond and do it with confidence and knowing youre not going to win every play, thats the mindset on defence. The determination he had then has stayed with him." Not long after Sam came out in February, Fisher said hed have no problem having him on the team, that this was an age of diversity. Turns out it wasnt just talk. Several picks before the Rams took Sam, Fisher broached the subject with owner Stan Kroenke and general manager Les Snead. Ditka said he wasnt surprised it was Fisher who stepped up when every other team was backing away from Sam. Ditka, who once traded all his draft picks to land Ricky Williams, called it a "pretty gutsy move." Players have fallen in lockstep with their coach on the question of picking Sam. Defensive end Chris Long called it a "football move" and so did linebacker James Laurinaitis. "I dont think it was courageous," Laurinaitis said. "I think its a calculated move by the organization. ... If you have the opportunity to draft a guy that you think is extremely productive and maybe you had a higher grade on him than where he is, you go ahead and take that. I think football-wise, it was a very smart decision." Fisher wouldnt say how far Sam slid on the Rams draft board. The coach joked that divulging that information might affect Sams rookie contract. Titans broadcaster Thom Abraham remembers Fisher in 2009 after Tennessees 0-6 start removing his sport coat, tie and shirt at the podium of a civic function to reveal a Peyton Manning jersey underneath. The punch line: "I just wanted to know what it felt like to be a winner." "Picking Sam did not surprise me one bit," Abraham said of Fisher. "Hes confident in his ability to be out front, and almost represent the NFL." Sam has had several off-season workouts and more practices are on tap this week with the veterans. Long said Sam was working hard and former Missouri teammate, receiver T.J. Moe, said the team viewed Sam simply as someone trying to make it in the NFL. "He is on the team. Theres a 90-man roster, it doesnt go 89 and then Michael Sams over there, this is the gay team, this is the straight team," Moe said. "Michael Sam is on this team and hes treated just like anybody else." And if Sam struggles, nobody that knows Fisher well doubts the coach will have any problem cutting him loose. "He doesnt like doing that part of it," said Brad Hopkins, a former Pro Bowl offensive tackle who played his entire NFL career under Fisher. "But he knows it has to be done, and that you cant make everybody happy." cheap jerseys from china . Now Samardzija has his second win in three starts for a team trying to turn around its season. 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Tony Gwynn Jr. led off the ninth with a walk against Miami closer Steve Cishek and later scored, Ben Revere added the go-ahead run when Miami second baseman Donovan Solano bobbled a potential double-play grounder and the Phillies rallied past the Marlins 5-4 Thursday night to snap a six-game losing streak. wholesale jerseys . When a few shots broke through that defensive front, Jonathan Quick was there. The Kings won the Stanley Cup two years ago with that basic formula, and they can see it clicking again as they close in on another playoff run.WASHINGTON -- Ryan Anderson has heard his coachs message loud and clear. JaVale McGee cant say the same. Having been told by coach Stan Van Gundy to be more active when the other team misses a shot, Anderson grabbed a season-high 10 defensive rebounds Wednesday night, part of his 23-point, 15-rebound effort in the Orlando Magics 102-95 win over the lineup-shuffling Washington Wizards. "Stan likes the way I get offensive rebounds and have that kind of energy on the offensive side," Anderson said. "I havent been rebounding the ball defensively as well as I can. Tonight was a good opportunity for me to control that." The Magic outrebounded the Wizards 48-36 and made 15 of 36 3-point attempts on a night when Dwight Howard was bottled up inside. Orlando blew a 17-point first-quarter lead and committed 18 turnovers, but seven players scored in double figures in a game not decided until the final few minutes. "Thats what we do -- we can really stretch the court and obviously when we have Dwight get double-teamed and attract so much attention, that really leaves us open," said Anderson, who made 4 of 10 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the fourth quarter. "And we did a great job of taking advantage of that." Howard was 4 for 9 from the field and 6 for 11 from the free-throw line, yet he still managed to convert three three-point plays and finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and four turnovers. The Magic, bouncing back from a five-point loss to Atlanta that prompted a quick players-only meeting before the All-Star break, have won 11 of 15. John Wall had another workhorse night, scoring 33 points to lead the Wizards, but hes about the only thing reliable on a team that dropped its sixth in a row despite rallying from a large deficit for the second straight night. Washington was down 22 at Milwaukee on Tuesday and lost by one, so coach Randy Wittman stuck with the lineup that helped spur that comeback, starting Jordan Crawford and Kevin Seraphin in place of McGee and Nick Young. It was Seraphins first start of the season and second of his career, and it reinforced Wittmans message that he was no longer going to accept youth as a reason for undisciplined play. Wittman said he spoke to McGee and Young before the game, telling them: "Hey, I got to get you guys playing back the way I know you can." "t;How long that will take," Wittman added, "I dont know.dddddddddddd" McGee played a season-low 16 minutes and scored nine points. Young played 19 minutes, his lowest since the season opener, and scored five points before leaving in the fourth quarter with a bruised right knee. Young left the locker room without addressing his benching. McGee, asked if he understood Wittmans message, responded: "I cant say I do, but Im sure Ill figure it out sooner or later." It was Wall and Crawford who got the Wizards back in the game. Crawford had 14 points and four assists in the third quarter as Washington built a five-point lead, but an 11-0 run with 3-pointers from J.J. Redick, Anderson and Chris Duhon put the Magic back in front. Wall soon scored 10 straight Wizards points, then had the assist on a 3-pointer from Maurice Evans that tied the game at 83 with 6:57 to play. But Jameer Nelson made a 3 to give Orlando the lead again. Then Jason Richardson made a steal to set up another 3-pointer, this time from Anderson, to put the Magic up by six. "We were up big and thought we had it in the bag," Richardson said. "If you want to be great, youve got to learn how to bury teams when youve got them down." Notes: Washington F Andray Blatche, out since Jan. 28 with a strained left calf, hopes to return to practice Thursday and possibly play Saturday against Cleveland. "Even with all the bad things going on, I dont care about it. I just want to go back to playing, man," Blatche said before the game. "Its tough when youre sitting at home watching. Saturday will feel like Christmas to me. ... Hopefully I can get back to being Seven-Day Dray or something." ... Orlando reserve F Quentin Richardson sat out after straining his left Achilles tendon in the final game before the All-Star break. Hell also miss Thursdays game vs. Oklahoma City. "Hes day-to-Saturday," Van Gundy said. ... The Wizards 21-for-21 performance at the free-throw line Tuesday set a franchise record for most attempts without a miss. They made their first five Wednesday before finally missing one. ... Wall had his left pinky wrapped after the game, having hurt it during the West Coast road trip before the All-Star break. "Its still dislocated and swollen, so I just get it taped and ice it after every game," he said. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' '
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