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Rams May Cut Ties With Former Mountaineer Tavon Austin

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6 years ago

February 6, 2018

The Los Angeles Rams are expected to cut former Mountaineer great Tavon Austin.

It was just about a year and half ago that Austin signed a four-year 42-million-dollar contract extension that kept him in Los Angeles through 2021.

The Rams are looking to make salary cap space to sign defensive tackle Aaron Donald and possibly making him the highest paid defensive player in the league.

Los Angeles can save eight million in cap space by cutting Tavon. They would save three million now and another five million by cutting him before March, cause of a roster bonus.

Austin did not have much production as a Rams receiver. Mountaineer fans have been frustrated for not using his talents correctly. With former Rams head coach Jeff Fisher being fired there was optimism that new head coach Sean McVay would find ways to get him the ball in space. He primarily used Tavon as a decoy.

It’s too early to tell where Tavon could land, but with teams like the Saints and the Patriots that know how to use an undersized receiver, those could be prime destinations for Austins talents.

Tavon Austin Stats

Receiving Stats
SEASON	GP	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FD	FUM	LST
2013	13	40	69	418	10.5	81	4	17	1	1
2014	15	31	44	242	7.8	28	0	12	0	0
2015	16	52	86	473	9.1	66	5	21	1	1
2016	15	58	107	509	8.8	43	3	25	1	1
2017	16	13	22	47	3.6	13	0	2	1	1
Career	75	194	328	1,689	8.7	81	12	77	4	4

Returning Stats	PUNTS						KICKOFFS
SEASON	GP	ATT	YDS	TD	FC	LNG	ATT	YDS	TD	FC	LNG
2013	13	33	280	1	11	98	18	398	0	0	32
2014	15	35	391	1	23	78	2	19	0	0	11
2015	16	34	268	1	15	75	3	16	0	0	7
2016	15	44	364	0	16	47	1	5	0	0	5
2017	16	12	53	0	1	12	1	13	0	0	13
Career	75	158	1356	3	66	98	25	451	0	0	32

Rushing Stats
SEASON	TEAM	GP	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FD	FUM	LST
2013		13	9	151	16.8	65	1	3	0	0
2014		15	36	224	6.2	19	2	11	0	0
2015		16	52	434	8.3	60	4	23	0	0
2016		15	28	159	5.7	30	1	7	1	0
2017		16	59	270	4.6	27	1	9	0	0
Career		75	184	1,238	6.7	65	9	53	1	0