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Michael Sam Cut From Cowboys Practice Squad

Former Dallas Cowboys practice squad member Michael Sam. AP

The Dallas Cowboys released Michael Sam from the team’s practice squad Tuesday, leaving the NFL’s first openly gay player without a job, for now.

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Drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of this year’s NFL Draft, Sam has yet to appear in a regular season game. Dallas added Sam to its practice squad after the defensive end was cut by the Rams on Aug. 31. Sam was cut from the Cowboys practice squad to make room for Troy Davis, a second-year linebacker from Central Florida.

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