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Former NFL player Michael Sam poses for a photo with his longtime boyfriend Vito Cammisano at the GLAAD Launch of the “Southern Stories” Program held at The Estate on Wednesday (October 29) in Atlanta, Ga.

The 24-year-old athlete, who was recently cut from the Dallas Cowboys practice squad, and his beau were joined at the event by the lovely Kat Graham.

“We love this picture of @MichaelSamNFL and @sarahkateellis at #glaadatlanta tonight!” the GLAAD Twitter account posted that same evening. Cute! Check out the pic below. In case you didn’t know, Sarah Kate Ellis is the CEO/President of GLAAD.

The first openly gay NFL player Michael Sam has officially been cut from the Dallas Cowboys practice squad, the team reports on their official site.

The 24-year-old defensive end rookie was waived from the team, which opened a spot for linebacker Troy Davis in the squad.

Michael was originally drafted to the St. Louis Rams in the NFL draft this past Spring, but was cut back in August.

“I want to thank the Jones family and the entire Cowboys organization for this opportunity, as well as my friends, family, teammates 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 opportunity to prove that I can play every Sunday,” Michael tweeted in response to the news.

Michael Sam was reportedly flown out to Dallas, Texas on Tuesday evening (September 2) to take a physical to join the Cowboys’ practice team, ESPN reports.

If the 24-year-old football player passes the physical, he will reportedly be offered a spot on the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad.

“It’s been a roller coaster this past week but I’m happy where I’m at now,” Michael, who is looking to become the first openly homosexual NFL player in the league, said. “I’m just looking forward to being a Cowboy, my focus is on making the team.”

“It has all happened so quickly, but it’s exciting, I just wanna get back to playing football you know,” Michael said. “I haven’t had chance to speak to any of my family yet, not even my mom, but I will. I never followed the Cowboys growing up because I never had a team. I am a fan of defenses and Dallas need some help, that’s why I’m going.”

Michael was cut from the St. Louis Rams over the weekend.

Michael Sam‘s boyfriend Vito Cammisano is showing his support for his man after he was cut from the St. Louis Rams following the pre-season games.

Vito posted this cute selfie of himself and Michael together on Twitter. They are both wearing shirts from the University of Missouri, where they both attended college.

Michael, who hopes to become the first openly gay NFL player, can still be picked up by another team by Sunday (August 31).

“I want to thank the entire Rams organization and the city of St. Louis for giving me this tremendous opportunity and allowing me to show I can play at this level. I look forward to continuing to build on the progress I made here toward a long and successful career,” Michael tweeted. “The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I’ve always known. The journey continues.”

Michael Sam, who was recognized this year for being the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team, has been cut by the St. Louis Rams.

According to ESPN, the 24-year-old defensive end and seventh-round draft pick didn’t make the team after they had to trim their roster down to 53 players. Though, another team can still pick him up by Sunday (August 31), or if he goes unclaimed, he can sign up for the Rams‘ practice squad.

“I want to thank the entire Rams organization and the city of St. Louis for giving me this tremendous opportunity and allowing me to show I can play at this level. I look forward to continuing to build on the progress I made here toward a long and successful career,” Michael tweeted. “The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I’ve always known. The journey continues.”

In case you didn’t know, Michael was selected back in May as the 249th pick out of 256 overall, which spawned an outpouring of love and support from celebrities and athletes alike.

The touching video of him learning he got drafted and kissing his boyfriend Vito Cammisano immediately went viral.

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Michael Sam holds hands with his boyfriend Vito Cammisano while walking the red carpet at the 2014 ESPYs held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Wednesday (July 16) in Los Angeles.

The 24-year-old football player, who is the first openly gay NFL player, received the Arthur Ashe Award for courage during the show.

During his speech, Michael thanked Vito saying, “People tell me that I’m their inspiration. Well you are my inspiration.”

“To anyone out there, especially young people feeling like they don’t fit in and would never be accepted, please know this. Great things can happen when you have the courage to be yourself,” he ended the speech.

Also pictured inside: Openly gay NBA player Jason Collins walking the red carpet.

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Football player Michael Sam, famous for his public kiss with boyfriend Vito Cammisano during the NFL draft, shows off his muscles on the cover of Out magazine’s August 2014 issue.

Here’s what the 24-year-old St. Louis Rams player had to share with the mag:

On his boyfriend: “We didn’t start off as huge fans of each other. I went up to him to ask if he was OK [when he puked at a party], and he started cursing at me, screaming, ‘F*ck off – do you know who I am?’ I told him I didn’t care who he was. We didn’t speak again for two years.”

On being gay at school: “Everyone knew Vito was gay, so we couldn’t even be seen together. There was a lot of climbing out of windows. Vito was really the person who showed me I had to do it. I wanted us to be comfortable.”

On coming out to his team: “When I got up there in front of my team, it was actually the first time I said the words to anyone: ‘I am gay.’ Mizzou is a family. At another school, it might have been a different story.”

For more from Michael, visit Out.com.