"Not because I don't believe Michael Sam should have a chance to play, but I wouldn't want to deal with all of it,” “It’s not going to be totally smooth … things will happen.’’
I think he is pretty much saying that Sam's skill set is not worth putting up with all the distractions that come along with him being in training camp. I read a lot of people comparing this to Jackie Robinson. Apples and oranges. Jackie was a top notch talent, whose skills guaranteed he would stay in MLB as long as he could weather the firestorm that came along with being the first black player. I'm sure Dungy would think differently about picking Sam up if he was a 1st round draft pick.
I think he is pretty much saying that Sam's skill set is not worth putting up with all the distractions that come along with him being in training camp. I read a lot of people comparing this to Jackie Robinson. Apples and oranges. Jackie was a top notch talent, whose skills guaranteed he would stay in MLB as long as he could weather the firestorm that came along with being the first black player. I'm sure Dungy would think differently about picking Sam up if he was a 1st round draft pick.