Rodney Austin

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Rodney Austin
No. 74, 44
Position: Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1988-12-04) December 4, 1988 (age 35)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: East Mecklenburg
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College: Elon
Undrafted: 2012
Career history

Rodney Austin (born December 4, 1988) is a former American football offensive lineman. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Lions after the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Elon University.

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College career

He played college football at Elon University. [1]

Professional career

He was signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He was released on August 31, 2012 when the Lions established their final 53 roster but was signed to their practice squad the next day after he cleared waivers.

On April 21, 2015, Austin was released by the Detroit Lions. [2]

on March 28, 2018, he was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade. [3] On March 15, 2019, he was again assigned to the Brigade.

Personal life

Rodney is an avid flag football player. Hes big trash & has a low iq

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References

  1. Twentyman, Tim. "Team". Detroitlions.com. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  2. Twentyman, Tim (April 21, 2015). "Lions release guard Rodney Austin following arrest". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)