Austin Proehl

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Austin Proehl
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Proehl with the St. Louis Battlehawks in 2023
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-11) October 11, 1995 (age 28)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school: Providence
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College: North Carolina (2014–2017)
Position: Wide receiver
NFL draft: 2018  / Round: 7 / Pick: 255
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at PFR

Austin Proehl (born October 11, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina. [1]

Contents

College career

Proehl played college football for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+1⁄8 in
(1.76 m)		182 lb
(83 kg)		28+7⁄8 in
(0.73 m)		8+1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		4.07 s6.75 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		11 reps
All values from Pro Day [2]

Buffalo Bills (first stint)

Proehl was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round (255th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft. [3] [4] He was waived on September 1, 2018. [5]

Tennessee Titans

On September 3, 2018, Proehl was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans, but was released the following day. [6] [7]

Los Angeles Rams

On October 23, 2018, Proehl was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad. [8]

Proehl signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on February 6, 2019. [9] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019. [10]

Seattle Dragons

In October 2019, Proehl was drafted by the XFL to play for the Seattle Dragons. [11] On February 8, 2020, Proehl caught 14-yard and 57-yard touchdown passes from Brandon Silvers, the former being the first touchdown in XFL history. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [12]

Proehl had a tryout with the Chicago Bears on August 17, 2020. [13]

San Francisco 49ers

On January 4, 2021, Proehl signed a reserve/future contract with the San Francisco 49ers. [14] He was waived on May 17, 2021. [15]

Los Angeles Chargers

On May 18, 2021, Proehl was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Chargers. [16] He was waived on August 24, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 2. He was released on October 26.

Buffalo Bills (second stint)

On November 4, 2021, Proehl was signed to the Bills practice squad. [17] He was released on November 16. He was re-signed on December 24. [18] He was released on January 4, 2022.

New York Giants

On February 15, 2022, Proehl signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants. [19] He was released on August 16, 2022. [20]

St. Louis Battlehawks

Proehl was selected in the 11th round of the 2023 XFL Skill Players Draft, by the St. Louis Battlehawks. [21] His wide receiver coach with the Battlehawks was his father, Ricky Proehl. He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024. [22]

Personal life

Austin is the brother of former Minnesota Vikings receiver Blake Proehl and the son of former NFL receiver Ricky Proehl. [23] Ricky played college football at Wake Forest and played in the NFL from 1990 to 2006 for the Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts.

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References

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  4. ↑ Brown, Chris (April 28, 2018). "5 things to know about Austin Proehl". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ Murphy, John (September 1, 2018). "Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  6. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (September 3, 2018). "Titans Add Four More Players to Practice Squad, Including QB Logan Woodside". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  7. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (September 4, 2018). "Titans Add Receiver Damore'ea Stringfellow to Team's Practice Squad". Titansonline.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rams sign WR Austin Proehl to practice squad, waive Steven Mitchell". Rams Wire. USA Today. October 23, 2018.
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  10. ↑ Han, Jamie (August 30, 2019). "Rams make initial roster cuts, 18 players released". TheRams.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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