Alex Austin: Five things to know about Buffalo Bills' seventh-round draft pick

kAmkDEC@?8m`] w6 H2D 2 E9C66\DE2C C64CF:E]k^DEC@?8m pFDE:? 2EE6?565 {@?8 q6249 !@=J w:89 $49@@= 2?5 H2D ?2>65 E96 |@@C6 {628F6 !=2J6C @7 E96 *62C 2D 2 D6?:@C] w6 2=D@ C2? EC24<[ A2CE:4:A2E:?8 :? E96 `__ >6E6CD[ a__ >6E6CD 2?5 c__\>6E6C C6=2J E62>] {@?8 q6249 !@=J 92D AC@5F465 ?F>6C@FD }u{ A=2J6CD[ 2?5 E96 E62> H2D 762EFC65 @? E96 '6C:K@? 8@h_ 5@4F>6?E2CJ D6C:6D “%96 |249:?6]” }qp DE2C {6qC@? y2>6D D6CG65 2D E96 AC@;64E’D 6I64FE:G6 AC@5F46C]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8ma] w6 C65D9:CE65 2D 2 4@==686 7C6D9>2?]k^DEC@?8m pFDE:? 2AA62C65 :? E9C66 82>6D[ >2<:?8 D6G6? E24<=6D 2?5 @?6 7F>3=6 C64@G6CJ :? a_`h 367@C6 FD:?8 9:D C65D9:CE D62D@?] x? E96 r@G:5\`h\D9@CE6?65 a_a_ D62D@?[ 96 2AA62C65 :? 2== D6G6? 82>6D[ DE2CE:?8 7:G6 2?5 7:?:D9:?8 H:E9 ah E24<=6D[ EH@ A2DD6D 5676?D65 2?5 2 7F>3=6 C64@G6CJ] w6 E@@< 2 3:8 DE6A 7@CH2C5 :? a_a`[ 7:?:D9:?8 H:E9 cf E24<=6D[ D6G6? A2DD6D 5676?D65 2?5 EH@ :?E6C46AE:@?D :? 36:?8 ?2>65 2? p==\!24\`a 9@?@C23=6 >6?E:@?] x? a_aa[ 96 H2D 282:? 2? p==\!24\`a 9@?@C23=6 >6?E:@?[ 7:?:D9:?8 H:E9 df E24<=6D[ `_ A2DD6D 5676?565[ EH@ :?E6C46AE:@?D[ 2 D24< 2?5 2 7F>3=6 C64@G6CJ :? DE2CE:?8 `a 82>6D] q642FD6 @7 E96 r@G:5\`h J62C 2?5 C65D9:CE:?8[ pFDE:?[ a`[ DE:== 925 EH@ J62CD C6>2:?:?8 @7 4@==686 6=:8:3:=:EJ[ 3FE 564:565 E@ =62G6 D49@@= 62C=J]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8mb] w6 >@DE=J A=2J65 @FED:56 4@C?6C324<]k^DEC@?8m sFC:?8 2 G:56@ 4@?76C6?46 42== H:E9 E96 (6DE6C? }6H *@C< >65:2[ pFDE:? D2:5 96 H2D 4@>7@CE23=6 A=2J:?8 :?D:56 @C @FED:56 4@C?6C324<[ @C 6G6? D276EJ[ :7 ?66565] w@H6G6C[ 96 H2D FD65 2=>@DE 6I4=FD:G6=J 2E @FED:56 4@C?6C324< 7@C E96 q62G6CD] %96 e\7@@E\`[ `h`\A@F?56C A=2J65 ecd @7 9:D fch 5676?D:G6 D?2AD 2E @FED:56 4@C?6C324<[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2?2=JE:4D H63D:E6 !C@ u@@E32== u@4FD] w6 2==@H65 ca C646AE:@?D 7@C dah J2C5D 2?5 EH@ E@F495@H?D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ !uu] pFDE:? :D E96 6:89E9 A=2J6C 7C@> ~C68@? $E2E6 E@ 36 5C27E65 3J E96 q:==D] $276EJ y@C52? !@J6C 2=D@ 2EE6?565 E96 D49@@=[ 2?5 :D 2 Q=686?5Q E96C6[ pFDE:? D2:5]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8mc] %96C6 H:== 36 2? :?\72>:=J C:G2=CJ]k^DEC@?8m pFDE:?’D J@F?86C 3C@E96C[ s2J=6?[ :D D:8?65 E@ A=2J 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 ~C68@? DE2CE:?8 :? E96 72==] u@C>6C=J <?@H? 2D E96 “r:G:= (2C[” E96 ~C68@?\~C68@? $E2E6 7@@E32== 82>6 52E6D E@ `ghc 2?5 92D 366? A=2J65 `ae E:>6D E9C@F89 E96 a_aa D62D@?[ :?4=F5:?8 4@?E:?F@FD=J D:?46 `hcd] %96 EH@ D49@@=D 2C6 =6DD E92? d_ >:=6D 2A2CE]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8md] v:G:?8 324< :D :? 9:D 3=@@5]k^DEC@?8m pFDE:?’D 72E96C[ p=[ :D 2 {@?8 q6249 4:EJ 4@F?4:=>2?] “x H@F=5 D2J 4@>>F?:EJ D6CG:46 :D 2 A2CE @7 @FC s}p 2D 2 72>:=J] Q(6 2C6 4@?DE2?E=J 5@:?8 D@>6E9:?8 :? E96 4@>>F?:EJ[” p= pFDE:? D2:5] pFDE:?’D >@E96C[ s2JD92[ :D E96 5:DEC:4E 5:C64E@C 7@C 2 DE2E6 2DD6>3=J>2?] p=6I pFDE:? 4C62E65 2 D49@=2CD9:A AC@8C2> 7@C DEF56?ED =2DE J62C 7@C DEF56?ED :? E96 {@?8 q6249 &?:7:65 $49@@= s:DEC:4E]k^Am