Tavon Wesley Austin is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at West Virginia where he received All-American honors twice. Austin was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. On June 13, 2013, Austin signed a four-year, USD 12. 751 million rookie contract.
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Tavon Wesley Austin is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He played college football at West Virginia where he received All-American honors twice. Austin was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, and eventually became the NFC’s Special Teams player of the Month as well. In 2014, he was named a Pro Bowl alternate as a returner behind Devin Hester and Darren Sproles. Austin is also a sprinter and jumper who competed in the 2009 1A North Region Meet in the 100m and the 400m relay. He is a member of the Baltimore Ravens football and basketball teams. He also played for the Maryland Ravens basketball team and the Maryland Dukes football team. He attended Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played football, basketball, and ran track. In football, he played running back, leading Dunbar to three consecutive Class 1A state titles.
As a senior, he had 2,660 yards rushing on 218 carries with 34 touchdowns, while also returning 12 punts for 446 yards and two scores. In track & field, Austin competed as a sprinters and jumper. He ran a career-best time of 11. 47 seconds in the100 meters at the 20091A North region Meet. In 2012, Austin was the 2012 All-Purpose Performer of the Year as announced by the College Football Performance Awards association. In the 2012 Orange Bowl, he set an Orange Bowl record with four touchdown receptions. He finished with 114 receptions for 1,289 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns to go along with 643 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. On June 13, 2013, Austin signed a four-year, USD 12. 751 million rookie contract. The deal included a USD 7. 653 million signing bonus. In his first year in the NFL, Austin played 13 games with 151 rushing yards, 418 receiving yards, and 678 return yards on 51 combined return opportunities during kick and punt returns.
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