How big of a distraction will Michael Sams be?

None

I think initially him being gay will be a distraction. After he makes some plays and other stories come up then it won't be anything.

You should not be allowed to start threads if you don't know how to spell the names of the people you are starting to start threads about.

Also applies to Charlie Weiss, Chase Daniels and Payton Manning

I don't think players have a problem showering with the dude but he's got to understand that he can't bump Gaga in the locker room.

Very little. A little extra media for a short time and that is about it.

He himself will not be a distraction. The distraction will come when the media asks every single one of his teammates their thoughts on homosexuality over and over. Initially they'll be diplomatic in their responses but then they'll get sick of the questions and inevitably someone is gonna say something they shouldn't.

Then we'll have a nation-wide debate about bigotry vs. standing up for your beliefs. Inevitable.

It can be as big or little a distraction as Sam wants it to be. He could essentially shut the media down by saying it was important for him to say it, but now that it's out he has football to focus on. Basically saying that his sexuality does not define him and he's focused on football. Now if he makes all the rounds on Ellen, MSN be, etc and carries the torch in a public manner for gay athletes expressing themselves a team may not want to deal with that in a late round pick similarly to not wanting to deal with Tebow 's traveling revival.

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How big of a distraction will Michael Sams be?

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that depends on if he's planning on molesting fellow players

Damn Stallworth brought the truth