re: Tony Dungey has touched the third rail

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Yeah, but I bet he would have had no problem drafting Johnny football though, who is far worse of a person than Sam

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And Manziel is a far better football prospect than Sam. The NFL is a results oriented business. If Sam had the ability of Jadaveon Clowney, the "gay" issue would not have been that big for NFL GMs. The reality is that Sam is a marginal NFL prospect whose sexual orientation brings in a lot of attention from people who care little to nothing about football. The burden of that extra attention that a coach/organization has to deal with likely doesn't = the on field benefit to the team. I understand why people would share Dungey's opinion.

Through ZERO fault of his own, Sam has the potential to disrupt a team. If he makes the Rams roster then he is looked at as a hero and will attract a ton of media attention for a guy who is really just a marginal player (See Tim Tebow) The Rams have a lot of very good DL, and I could certainly see them getting a bit perturbed at a backup getting the attention of a superstar.

If he is cut, then the questions/accusations from everyone outside of football will be that he was cut because he was gay. The Rams will be in an unenviable position of having to justify a purely football decision to throngs of rebel-rousers who do not, cannot, and will not believe the decision had nothing to do with the guys sexual orientation.

JM may be a pain in the arse, but he also brings the potential of helping a team win big. The potential reward outweighs the potential burden. The equation is just the opposite in Sam's case