{"id":52151,"date":"2023-01-19T06:22:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T06:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/19\/nbc-football-analyst-tony-dungy-shares-debunked-anti-trans-myth\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T06:22:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T06:22:18","slug":"nbc-soccer-analyst-tony-dungy-shares-debunked-anti-trans-delusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/19\/nbc-soccer-analyst-tony-dungy-shares-debunked-anti-trans-delusion\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC soccer analyst Tony Dungy shares debunked anti-trans delusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"6000\" data-height=\"3375\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:6000px\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px),(max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px),(min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px),(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px,(min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px),800px\" alt=\"What you should have said was nothing.\" draggable=\"auto\" data-chomp-id=\"b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"What you should have said was nothing.\" data-anim-src=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 hxeMec caption\">What it&#8217;s best to have stated was nothing.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM has-caption\">Image<!-- -->: <!-- -->Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/b8e411deded37e034324eea02da4e7fa\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"6000\" data-height=\"3375\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">It hasn\u2019t been an awesome week for NBC Sports <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/tony-dungy-is-constantly-used-as-a-prop-by-bigots-1848787929&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/tony-dungy-is-constantly-used-as-a-prop-by-bigots-1848787929\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soccer analyst Tony Dungy<\/a><\/span>. He made up one-half<!-- --> of maybe probably the most low-energy broadcast workforce we\u2019ve ever heard on Saturday night time (together with Al Michaels, and has been getting flack for it ever since. Dungy has additionally been getting roasted, and rightly so, by <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2023\/1\/12\/23479736\/tony-dungy-nbc-sports-gay-nfl-playoffs-homophobia-christian-wild-card-andrew-wommack&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2023\/1\/12\/23479736\/tony-dungy-nbc-sports-gay-nfl-playoffs-homophobia-christian-wild-card-andrew-wommack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cyd Zeigler over at <em>OutSports<\/em><\/a><\/span> for his ongoing opposition to same-sex<!-- --> marriage. In the previous, Dungy as soon as known as overtly homosexual SEC defensive participant of the 12 months Michael Sam \u201ca distraction,\u201d (<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2014\/07\/22\/tony-dungys-statement-regarding-his-michael-sam-comments\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2014\/07\/22\/tony-dungys-statement-regarding-his-michael-sam-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">then tried to stroll it again<\/a><\/span>) and has publicly aligned himself with <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2023\/1\/12\/23479736\/tony-dungy-nbc-sports-gay-nfl-playoffs-homophobia-christian-wild-card-andrew-wommack&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2023\/1\/12\/23479736\/tony-dungy-nbc-sports-gay-nfl-playoffs-homophobia-christian-wild-card-andrew-wommack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">anti-gay people and organizations.<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Dungy\u2019s worldview<!-- --> apparently extends to the trans neighborhood as nicely. On Wednesday, Dungy shared a delusion that litter bins are being positioned in faculties for kids that determine as furries, a brain-dead<!-- --> rumor that was <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jnliS08cSyo&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jnliS08cSyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked months in the past<\/a><\/span> after being unfold as right-wing<!-- --> propaganda, designed to mock kids who determine as one thing apart from the intercourse they have been assigned at delivery. And Dungy fell for it,<!-- --> hook,<!-- --> line,<!-- --> and sinker.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b\" data-format=\"png\" data-width=\"1304\" data-height=\"248\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:1304px\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"false\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:19%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\"><img alt=\"Image for article titled NBC&amp;#39;s Tony Dungy is out here spreading unhinged conspiracy theories\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px),(max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px),(min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px),(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px,(min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px),800px\" draggable=\"auto\" data-chomp-id=\"e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b\" data-format=\"png\" data-alt=\"Image for article titled NBC&amp;#39;s Tony Dungy is out here spreading unhinged conspiracy theories\" data-anim-src=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM no-caption\">Screenshot<!-- -->: <!-- -->Twitter<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/e082c08428e4f95d803774bb99b7377b\" data-format=\"png\" data-width=\"1304\" data-height=\"248\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Dungy was responding to this tweet from the <em>Daily Wire,<\/em> a conservative information outlet<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1615741984890654720&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1615741984890654720\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-15 BiRlJ\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-0 sc-1atgi65-1 bdNdA-D js_commerce-inset-permalink\" data-inset-url=\"https:\/\/howl.me\/ciTugGI5Ez0\" data-inset-category=\"CommerceInsetMobile\">\n<p>G\/O Media might get a fee<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-3 hMBKyp creative-type-A\"><a category=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-1atgi65-4 dxZfFS js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;Click&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/tony-dungy-anti-trans-tweet-schools-litterboxes-nbc-1850004335&quot;],[&quot;ns:unique&quot;,&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;Click&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/tony-dungy-anti-trans-tweet-schools-litterboxes-nbc-1850004335&quot;],[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/howl.me\/ciTugGI5Ez0&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/howl.me\/ciTugGI5Ez0\" data-linktype=\"[t|mod-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-6 gLSKws\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-10 hherpH js_lazy-image\"><picture class=\"lazy-picture\"><source media=\"all\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_180,q_80,w_320\/b93d83ebe455c4c4f0fc2640a6b1ec76.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Samsung Reserve\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_264,pg_1,q_80,w_470\/b93d83ebe455c4c4f0fc2640a6b1ec76.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-15 jrXWJC\">\n<p>Up to $100 credit<\/p>\n<p>Samsung Reserve<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-12 dRyRwx\">\n<p class=\"sc-1atgi65-13 iFlqWg\"><strong>Reserve the next gen Samsung device<\/strong><br \/><span>All you need to do is sign up with your email and boom: credit for your preorder on a new Samsung device.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Almost as damning as the tweet is that Tony Dungy attempted to engage in a dialogue with the <em>Daily Wire<\/em>. If you\u2019ve never heard of the <em>Daily Wire<\/em>, our heartiest congratulations. All you really need to know is that the site was founded, in part, by Ben Shapiro and <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/watch\/jordan-peterson&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/watch\/jordan-peterson\" goal=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">calls Jordan Peterson<\/a><\/span> \u201cthe most important public intellectual of our time.\u201d So.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvPqJk\" id=\"h56080\">Dungy\u2019s historical past beneath scrutiny<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">If that is the primary time you\u2019ve heard Dungy known as out for alleged homophobia, Ziegler does  job of itemizing all of the occasions he ought to have stated (or accomplished) nothing:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-type=\"BlockQuote\" class=\"sc-8hxd3p-0 kDHBHL\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The public debate about Dungy\u2019s anti-gay leanings began in earnest in 2006.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">That 12 months, Dungy was the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2013\/2\/20\/4010368\/tony-dungy-raising-money-for-anti-gay-organization&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2013\/2\/20\/4010368\/tony-dungy-raising-money-for-anti-gay-organization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>headliner at a fundraiser for the Indiana Family Institute<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, whose main goal was to oppose same-sex marriage. The occasion\u2019s invitation featured an image of Dungy teaching an NFL recreation in his Colts apparel, with assurances that \u201can opportunity to financially support the Indiana Family Institute\u201d can be accessible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cI appreciate the stance [IFI is] taking, and I embrace that stance,\u201d <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2013\/3\/8\/4081810\/dungy-proudly-announces-opposition-to-gay-marriage&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2013\/3\/8\/4081810\/dungy-proudly-announces-opposition-to-gay-marriage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dungy stated<\/strong><\/a><\/span> throughout the IFI fundraiser of the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2013\/3\/8\/4081810\/dungy-proudly-announces-opposition-to-gay-marriage&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2013\/3\/8\/4081810\/dungy-proudly-announces-opposition-to-gay-marriage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>group\u2019s opposition to same-sex marriage<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. \u201cIFI is saying what the Lord says. You can take that and make your decision on which way you want to be. I\u2019m on the Lord\u2019s side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">In 2013, when <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2013\/4\/29\/4282160\/jason-collins-nba-gay&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2013\/4\/29\/4282160\/jason-collins-nba-gay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NBA participant Jason Collins got here out publicly as homosexual<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/7\/22\/5926731\/tony-dungy-jason-collins-tweet-gay&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/7\/22\/5926731\/tony-dungy-jason-collins-tweet-gay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dungy stated he doesn\u2019t \u201cagree with Jason Collins\u2019 lifestyle.\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The following 12 months, after <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/2\/9\/5396036\/michael-sam-gay-football-player-missouri-nfl-draft&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/2\/9\/5396036\/michael-sam-gay-football-player-missouri-nfl-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Michael Sam got here out publicly as homosexual<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and was <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/5\/10\/5704430\/michael-sam-drafted-st-louis-rams&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/5\/10\/5704430\/michael-sam-drafted-st-louis-rams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>drafted by the St. Louis Rams<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, Dungy stated <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/7\/22\/5927039\/tony-dungy-michael-sam-gay-nfl-explanation&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/7\/22\/5927039\/tony-dungy-michael-sam-gay-nfl-explanation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>he wouldn&#8217;t have needed Sam on his workforce<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cI wouldn\u2019t have taken him,\u201d <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/7\/21\/5923409\/tony-dungy-gay-michael-sam-nfl&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/7\/21\/5923409\/tony-dungy-gay-michael-sam-nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dungy stated of the Rams drafting Sam<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. And watch for it&#8230; \u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to deal with all of it. It\u2019s not going to be totally smooth &#8230; things will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Dungy deleted the tweet, presumably after he noticed the backlash it engendered, however the web by no means forgets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">It\u2019s additionally value noting that NBC Sports has but to touch upon Dungy\u2019s habits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] What it&#8217;s best to have stated was nothing.Image: Getty Images It hasn\u2019t been an awesome week for NBC Sports soccer analyst Tony Dungy. He made up one-half of maybe probably the most low-energy broadcast workforce we\u2019ve ever heard on Saturday night time (together with Al Michaels, and has been getting flack for it ever [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-52151","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}