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Fisher denies Rams took Sam to nix Hard Knocks

A report suggesting the Rams drafted Michael Sam in 2014 to avoid appearing on HBO's Hard Knocks is "absurd and 100 percent incorrect," coach Jeff Fisher told ESPN's Mike and Mike on Thursday.

Sam, the league's first openly gay player to be drafted in the league, was chosen in the seventh round by the Rams.