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Michael Sam, the first gay player to be drafted in the NFL, is cut from Dallas Cowboys practice squad

Uh boy.

This makes me sad because if anyone deserves to be playing in the NFL based on grit and grace, it is Michael Sam.

But somehow, it is proving very difficult for the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team (the St. Louis Rams) who can’t seem to catch a break no matter how hard he tries.

Days after he was cut by The Rams earlier this fall, Michael was picked up by the Dallas Cowboys to be a part of its practice squad.

The hoopla over his being gay seemed to have died down and he, according to the coaches, was working hard.

The team has just announced that Sam has been dropped by team and will be replaced on the practice squad by linebacker Troy Davis, a second-year professional.

Like the Rams, the Cowboys can say this is only about football and the NFL is a business so that is their right, obviously. But I just have to wonder about how Micheal would have fared in the NFL after being a standout college star at the University of Missouri if he had stayed in the closet through the draft and through his first season.

I’m not a football expert but my hunch is he would have spent his rookie season on the roster of an NFL team somewhere and done just fine.

Below is the series of tweets the classy Michael posted this afternoon. Good luck to him moving forward as he continues to pursue his dream of playing pro football.

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5 Remarks

  1. It does make you wonder if he was cut because he wasn’t talented enough or was it just homophobia.

  2. What a classy young man he is! No complaining or blaming others…if it isn’t to be football, he is destined to be a winner, someplace….

  3. This makes me tremendously sad. Michael is strong, and he will land on both feet.

  4. Who knows what goes on behind the scenes, but that’s a damn shame. Throughout the whole thing Michael Sam has remained classy. I admire this man for having the guts to do what he did. You make us proud, Sam.

  5. Jerry Jones might be an dick, but this is business and he would not turn down a potential star that makes him money. Micheal will end up on his feet and on a team somewhere. I wish him the best.

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