Micheal Sam

I think in the sports world, there will always be a group or even a person who is targeted for something. In this case it just so happens to be the first openly gay male to every be drafted into the NFL. When Jackie Robinson was coming into the major leagues he was looked at under a microscope, and it was becuase he was different. Anytime anything new/different is introduced people will have negative feelings and other's will have positive feelings. I do think Dungy's comments were appropriate with regards to the "extra" media coverage being a distraction. When someone joins a team,  they must keep in mind that they aren't the only person on the team. As children we are told " there is no "I" in team. I believe Dungy's comments were more so related to how the media attention will affect the team as a whole and not a negative perspective towards Sam personally.