Ray Austin (American football)

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Ray Austin
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Ray Austin- Premiere "100 Days Of Summer"
No. 36
Position: Strong safety
Personal information
Born: (1974-12-21) December 21, 1974 (age 48)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College: Tennessee
NFL Draft: 1997  / Round: 5 / Pick: 145
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:43
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Raymond Demont Austin (born December 21, 1974) is a former American football strong safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL Draft. [1] [2] [3] He also played for the Chicago Bears in the NFL and the Chicago Enforcers of the XFL. [4] In 2017 he started the Fan Controlled Sports League and is currently the league Commissioner.

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Besides his association with sports, he has been acting since 2005 with roles on Prison Break, Detroit 1-8-7, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Empire.

Fan Controlled Sports & Entertainment

In 2017, Ray became one of the founders of Fan Controlled Football (FCF). [5] FCF raised $3m from angels investors, $12m in a pre-seed, and $40m in a Series A in 2020 with Lightspeed Ventures leading the seed round, Animoca Brands and Delphi Digital leading the Series A. [6] The league had its first season in 2021 with 4 teams playing 12 games each. In 2022, the league grew to 8 teams and announced a new broadcast deal with NBCUniversal subsidiary NBCLX and Peacock to broadcast every game of the 2022 season. [7] [8] [9]

Ray currently serves as the FCF league Commissioner. [10]

ATHLYT

Ray is a co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of ATHLYT, a startup looking to connect college athletes with advertisers. In 2022 the NCAA began allowing student athletes to profit from their name, image and, likeness (NIL) which allowed companies like ATHLYT to start helping college student athletes to start earning from their NIL. [11] [12]

Filmography

YearFilmRole
2005The Trouble with Dee DeeReggie Bailey
2006 Prison Break Sally Port C.O.
2009 The Beast Agent #1 / #3 / Agent
2010Polish BarRooney
2010 Detroit 1-8-7 Dutch
2011 The Chicago Code Beat Copper #2
2012 Boss Protest Sheriff
2014 Sirens Wedding Guest #3
2014 100 Days of Summer Self
2012 - 2017 Chicago Fire Officer Hiller
2016 - 2020 Chicago P.D. Officer Hiller / Joe Mason / Uni
2016 - 2020 Empire John Holloway
2021 The Big Leap Treyson

NFL Statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFR
1997 NYJ 16012840.000000000
1998 CHI 1205230.000000000
1999 CHI 15011740.00000.00000
Career 4302817110.000000000

Tennessee Volunteers Stats

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFR
1993 TEN 11144.00
1995 TEN 11351.70
1996 TEN 1145413.50
Career338637.90

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  2. ↑ Eskenazi, Gerald (August 19, 1997). "Jets Filled With Rookies As Last Cut Approaches". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ "1997 New York Jets Draft". 247Sports. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ XFL bio
  5. ↑ "Former NFL player Ray Austin may bring indoor football back to Salt Lake City". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). February 20, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ Casey, Tim. "Fan Controlled Football League Raises $40 Million Series A Round Led By Crypto Investors". Forbes. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Feldman, Jacob (October 7, 2021). "Fan Controlled Football Prepares for Second Season With More Teams, Linear Distribution". Sportico.com. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ "FCF is Back for Season v2.0 – FCF NEWS" . Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Football league controlled by fans will stream on Twitch". SFGATE. April 9, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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  11. ↑ "ATHLYT looks to leverage student athletics brand market". www.boiseentrepreneurweek.org. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  12. ↑ Magers, Sean (July 27, 2022). "A chat with Fan Controlled Football Commissioner Ray Austin". 256 Today. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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