With the way news cycles work these days, I think people are really overestimating the amount of attention this would bring to a team. My guess is that it would be a big story when training camp started, and then people would move onto the next thing, especially considering that, since he's a mid-round pick, he won't be a major player on the team. I agree that it would die down over the course of the season, but it would be HUGE during training camp and the beginning of the season. I think he'd really have to be a good value pick for it to be worth it to a team.