saying all the right things

embracing the historic nature of the moment

said "it's not a distraction. people want to make it a distraction"

saying he's confident his players will accept Sam. "it's a league of diversity"

when asked how he'll react if a player disproves of Sam being on the team
he said he'll address it like "any other act of discrimination"

they view Sam as a designated pass rusher and it sounds like they
expect him to make the team. they don't view it as just a gamble