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American football player (born 1996)
American football player
Blessuan Austin
Austin with the Jets in 2019
Born: (1996-07-19 ) July 19, 1996 (age 27)
Queens ,
New York , U.S.Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 198 lb (90 kg) High school:
Campus Magnet (Queens, New York) College:
Rutgers (2015–2018) Position:
Cornerback NFL draft:
2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at
NFL.com
Blessuan Austin (born July 19, 1996) is an
American football
cornerback who is a free agent. He played
college football at
Rutgers .
[1]
Professional career
New York Jets
Austin was drafted by the
New York Jets in the sixth round, 196th overall, of the
2019 NFL Draft .
[4] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on August 31, 2019.
[5] He was activated off the NFI on November 7.
[6] He was placed on
injured reserve on November 21, 2020.
[7] He was activated on December 12, 2020.
[8]
On September 1, 2021, Austin was waived by the Jets.
Seattle Seahawks
On September 7, 2021, Austin was signed by the
Seattle Seahawks .
[9]
Denver Broncos
On April 27, 2022, Austin was signed by the
Denver Broncos .
[10] He was waived on August 29, 2022.
[11]
Atlanta Falcons
On August 14, 2023, Austin signed with the
Atlanta Falcons .
[12] He was released on August 26, 2023.
[13]
References
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"Blessuan Austin Stats, News, Bio" .
ESPN.com .
Archived from the original on October 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
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"Blessuan Austin Draft and Combine Prospect Profile" . NFL.com . Retrieved October 2, 2021 .
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"Blessuan Austin, Rutgers, CB, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football" . draftscout.com . Retrieved October 2, 2021 .
^ Lange, Randy (April 27, 2019).
"Round 6: Jets Wrap '19 Draft by Picking Rutgers CB Blessuan Austin" .
New York Jets .
Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
^
"NFL cuts for all 32 teams: Who's in and who's out" .
ESPN.com . August 31, 2019.
Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019 .
^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 7, 2019).
"Jets Activate CB Bless Austin" . NewYorkJets.com .
^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 21, 2020).
"Jets Activate OLB Frankie Luvu from Injured Reserve, Place CB Bless Austin on IR" . NewYorkJets.com . Archived from
the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020 .
^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 12, 2020).
"Jets Activate CB Bless Austin, TE Trevon Wesco from Injured Reserve; Place 3 on IR" . NewYorkJets.com .
^ Boyle, John (September 7, 2021).
"Seahawks Place Three On Injured Reserve; Add Blessuan Austin, Penny Hart & John Reid To 53-Man Roster" . Seahawks.com .
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"Broncos sign CBs Bless Austin and Donnie Lewis Jr., WR Trey Quinn" . www.denverbroncos.com . Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ DiLalla, Aric (August 29, 2022).
"Broncos release P Sam Martin, make series of other roster moves" . DenverBroncos.com . Retrieved May 18, 2023 .
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"Falcons sign free agent defensive back Bless Austin" . AtlantaFalcons.com . Retrieved August 14, 2023 .
^ Grindley, Wyatt (August 26, 2023).
"Falcons Releasing Four Players" . NFLTradeRumors.co . Retrieved August 26, 2023 .
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