Before the new league year begins on March 14th, the Los Angeles Rams will cut wide receiver/gadget running back Tavon Austin. Austin sparsely saw the field in 2017, and with $8 million due his way for 2018, it's all but assured that LA will let him go.
Austin's camp has anticipated that move, and they're rumored to have already made contact with four franchises and have great interest in signing with a fifth.
From Crossing Broad’s Kevin Kinkead:
A league source reached out to Crossing Broad a few days after the story went up, explaining that Austin has had contact with the Texans, Steelers, Jets and Ravens. Of those four teams, Austin would prefer to sign with the Texans, but reportedly has high interest in playing for the Eagles. The Birds, however, have not been in contact.
Austin never lived up to the expectations the Rams had for him when he was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. Over five seasons in the league, he has compiled 194 receptions for 1,689 yards and 184 carries for 1,238 yards while fumbling a whopping 21 times.
Austin's breakout 2015 season (where he had 907 yards from scrimmage) landed him a six-year, $56 million contract. In the two seasons since, he only gained 556 receiving yards and 429 on the ground.
Early in 2017, new head coach Sean McVay utilized Austin mostly out of the backfield and on reverses, but as the season progressed, he slowly saw less and less of the field. In the Rams' Wild Card round loss to the Atlanta Falcons, Austin only played two snaps.
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