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Why did ex-Cowboys receiver Ryan Switzer get traded for the second time this offseason?

Dallas Cowboys rookie Ryan Switzer returns a punt 83 yards for a touchdown against the Washington Redskins.
Dallas Cowboys rookie Ryan Switzer returns a punt 83 yards for a touchdown against the Washington Redskins. Special to the Star-Telegram

Ex-Cowboys wide receiver Ryan Switzer is about to play for his third team in the past five months.

On Monday, The Oakland Raiders traded Switzer and a sixth-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in return for for a fifth-rounder.

Here’s how Switzer responded to the trade on social media:

During the 2018 NFL draft, which took place in and around AT&T Stadium, the Cowboys traded Switzer to the Raiders in a deal that sent defensive lineman Jihad Ward to Dallas.

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