Terrence Austin

Terrence La'Mar Austin (born August 25, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He was selected by Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Terrence Austin
Austin during the Redskins' 2011 training camp
No. 18
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1988-08-25) August 25, 1988
Long Beach, California
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Long Beach Polytechnic
(Long Beach, California)
College:UCLA
NFL Draft:2010 / Round: 7 / Pick: 219
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:15
Receiving yards:184
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Austin was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He was released by the team on September 4, 2010, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 27, 2010.[1] Austin had his first NFL catch against Jacksonville on Week 16. At the end of 2010 NFL season, Austin played a total of 5 games.

At the beginning of the 2011 season, Austin made the active 53-man roster.[2] Austin played a total of 13 games by the end of the season. Contributing more to special teams, he recorded 12 receptions and 137 receiving yards.[3]

At the start of 2012 training camp, it was announced that Austin was taking reps as punt returner providing competition for Brandon Banks.[4] Austin was released on August 31, 2012 for final cuts before the start of the 2012 season.[5]

Detroit Lions

Austin signed a futures contract with the Detroit Lions on January 1, 2013.[6] He was released on August 27, 2013.

Los Angeles Kiss

Austin was assigned to the Los Angeles Kiss of the Arena Football League (AFL) on May 31, 2014.

References
  1. "Redskins waive Joey Galloway". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  2. Maese, Rick (August 30, 2011). "Redskins wide receiver Terrence Austin sees his hard work pay off". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  3. "Roster Review: Wide Receivers". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  4. Tinsman, Brian (July 26, 2012). "Thursday Training Camp Practice Notes". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  5. Jones, Mike (August 31, 2012). "Redskins' cutdown day begins". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
  6. "Lions sign 12 players to futures deals". detroitlions.com. January 1, 2013. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
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