Dungy was clear that it wasn’t because of his personal feelings about Sam being gay. It had to do with the distraction to the team that will come with all of it and the potential harm it could have for the team.
That type of distraction simply isn’t worth a player that may not be good enough to make the team.
It’s only a story because he’s gay. The same statement could be (and WAS) made often about Tim Tebow. A solid player that could be a serviceable back up - but who came with such distractions that it wasn’t worth having him on the roster.
Ask Rex Ryan or Bill Belichek.
Even though you are both right, the way some people may have “heard” it, or “took” it, may make them uncomfortable and it might have hurt their feelings.
And when that happens...well, we all know that someone MUST lose their job over someone’s feelings being hurt!