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Alan Gendreau “not part of the NFL draft.”

Alan Gendreau

“Just an FYI. I am NOT a part of the NFL draft. I am training right now with hopes of landing a tryout at a training camp in a couple months!”

— A tweet by Alan Gendreau, the 23-year-old openly gay former Middle Tennessee State placekicker who created a buzz earlier last week when it was thought he might become the NFL’s first gay player.

Source: Twitter

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