Michael Sam suffered his second setback of the season after being cut by the Dallas Cowboys.
It comes after he was first drafted by the St. Louis Rams before putting in some impressive pre-season performances.
He was waived by the Rams before being picked up by the Cowboys but he suffered the same fate there after failing to make an appearance for Jason Garrett’s team.
With Sam’s NFL future up in the air, he took to Twitter to thank the Cowboys despite the disappointment of leaving the organisation:
I want to thank the Jones family and the entire Cowboys organization for this opportunity, as well as my friends, family, teammates, (1/3)
— Michael Sam (@MichaelSamNFL) October 21, 2014
and fans for their support. While this is disappointing, I will take the lessons I learned here in Dallas and continue to fight for an (2/3)
— Michael Sam (@MichaelSamNFL) October 21, 2014
opportunity to prove that I can play every Sunday. (3/3)
— Michael Sam (@MichaelSamNFL) October 21, 2014
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