Quote:I believe Dungy is entitled to believe Sam would bring unwanted media attention to his football team, therefore not wanting to draft him. Other front office decision makers may have thought this very thing, hey, maybe even ours did. Who could know? These kind of things are often meant to stay behind closed doors to avoid situations like this very one.

 

Counterarguments to this are well-reasoned, saying Dungy was an advocate of players who came from similarly controversial backgrounds. Tim Tebow, Michael Vick, Plaxico Burress, etc. I don't necessarily agree with it though, seeing as Burress and Vick had success in the NFL before their controversies arose. Even Tebow had moderate success in the NFL, and his following only went out of hand after he started winning games. 

 

Michael Sam on the other hand, was a late round player from the start, had questions about his ability and size, yet had a following rivaling Vick and Tebow, thanks to his orientation.

 

So the question arises, why would Dungy advocate for those men, but not Sam? Is it his belief in Chrisianity? Is it his belief or lack thereof in Sam's ability? I don't know. I don't know how much light he's shed on his comments either, but I sure as hell don't believe they warrant an apology.