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Former Cowboys LB Jeff Rohrer Will Be First Known NFL Player in Same-Sex Marriage

Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jeff Rohrer will become the first known NFL player part of a same-sex marriage when he weds Joshua Ross on Sunday, reports The New York Times' Vincent M. Mallozzi.

Rohrer, who is now an award-winning producer of television commercials, played for Dallas from 1982–1987. He was drafted as the No. 53 overall pick out of Yale in 1982. He was previously married to a woman with whom he shares two teenage children.

In the story for The New York Times', Rohrer opened up about his sexuality for the first time.