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Position: | Long snapper | ||||||
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Born: | Palmdale, California, U.S. | October 27, 1996||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Central (Fort Worth, Texas) | ||||||
College: | Air Force | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2019: 7th round, 250th pick | ||||||
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Austin Cutting (born October 27, 1996) is an American former professional football long snapper. He played college football at Air Force [1] and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL draft. [2]
Cutting was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (250th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. [3] There had been precedent, such as Joe Cardona of the 2015 NFL draft, for military school graduates to be allowed to defer their 24-month service policy, [4] but the United States Secretary of Defense rescinded the policy in 2017 to allow military service academy student-athlete graduates to delay their assignments to explore professional sports opportunities. In June 2019, US President Donald Trump requested that a policy be established to facilitate athletic pursuits and Cutting was the first to sign a professional contract following the new policy. [5]
Cutting was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 10, 2020, [6] and activated four days later. [7] He was waived on December 1, 2020. [8]