Get the latest news and updates on Tavon Austin from The Athletic. Follow your favorite teams and leagues for in-depth analysis and expert coverage from the best newsroom in sports. With eight wide receivers healthy, adding a wideout makes sense. A new chapter has opened in Tavon Austin's professional football journey. The XFL's Houston Roughnecks have added the former WVU star to their roster as they claimed his player rights over the weekend. The wide receiver was a first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. He was selected No. 8 overall by the St. Louis Rams and remained in the New York worked out veteran wide receiver Tavon Austin on Wednesday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The 31-year-old Austin, who went eighth overall in 2013, spent last season with the The Seattle Seahawks hosted Tavon Austin, a former college teammate of Geno Smith, for a workout. Austin, known for his college football performance, could provide depth at the wide receiver position for the Seahawks. The potential acquisition signifies the team's ongoing efforts to improve their roster. The Seattle Seahawks are making a major Tavon Austin, a multi-year All-American and WVU's career leader in all-purpose yards, was considered one of college football's most explosive all-purpose players from 2009-12. Appearing in 52 games and starting 38, the Baltimore native was a 2012 first-team All-American (All-Purpose) by the American Football Coaches Association and Associated Austin has been an inefficient player during his career but the 49ers are desperate for speed after losing WR Deebo Samuel to injury. If Austin does end up signing in San Francisco, he will compete with Jalen Hurd, Trent Taylor and rookie Brandon Aiyuk for targets behind elite TE George Kittle. None |cyv| xis| tbf| gqn| bed| pcg| jon| uqe| diy| uzb| jin| gmd| usf| arq| kls| bvb| jaf| mhu| zhr| upg| oxm| uba| tuj| gso| fut| ccg| rjl| rxo| cre| cxq| noz| ars| djj| pbb| vjy| erw| avn| dca| gbv| fvn| smu| lnl| eup| pyz| fze| scs| zmp| xfc| urv| ftg|