&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Ray_Austin-_Premiere_%22100_Days_Of_Summer%22.jpg) Austin at the "100 Days Of Summer" premiere | |||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||
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| Born: | December 21, 1974 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Eisenhower (Lawton, Oklahoma) | ||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1997 / round: 5 / pick: 145 | ||||
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Raymond Demont Austin (born December 21, 1974) is an American former professional football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee and was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL draft.[1][2][3][4] He also played for the Chicago Bears in the NFL and the Chicago Enforcers of the XFL.[5] In 2017, he started the Fan Controlled Sports League and is currently the league commissioner.
Besides his association with sports, he has been acting since 2005 with roles on Prison Break, Detroit 1-8-7, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Empire.
- ^ Purdy, Michael (February 10, 2014). "Alumnus, Football Player on Bravo TV Show". University of Tennessee. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ Eskenazi, Gerald (August 19, 1997). "Jets Filled With Rookies As Last Cut Approaches". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "1997 New York Jets Draft". 247Sports. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ XFL bio