HEADLINES

Blessaun Austin

Broncos To Sign CB Bless Austin

April 27th, 2022 at 2:42pm CST by Adam La Rose

After a brief tryout with the team, cornerback Blessuan Austin is joining the Broncos. 9News’ Mike Kliss reports (via Twitter) that the 25-year-old is headed to Denver. 

Austin was originally a sixth round pick of the Jets in 2019. He started 16 of 18 games across his first two seasons in New York, but he totalled eight pass breakups and no interceptions during that time. After being shopped around unsuccessfully, he found himself on the wrong side of the team’s roster bubble this September, leading to the Jets cutting him.

Less than one week later, the Rutgers product found himself in Seattle. With the Seahawks, he played a much smaller role, seeing the field for only 18% of defensive snaps. Even with the team losing staring corner D.J. Reed in free agency, they were content to let Austin move on to another new NFL home.

As Klis notes, Austin tried out for the Broncos during their three-day minicamp, so the deal comes as no surprise. In Denver, he will join a CB room which hasn’t retained veterans Kyle Fuller and Bryce Callahan. He will add depth – and, given his age and size at six-foot-one and nearly 200 pounds, potential upside – behind the likes of Patrick Surtain, Ronald Darby and K’Waun Williams.

AFC Draft Pick Signings: 5/10/19

May 10th, 2019 at 10:04pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

The latest 2019 draft pick signings from around the AFC:

  • The Jets agreed to terms with two more rookies, signing fifth round linebacker Blake Cashman and sixth round cornerback Blessaun Austin. Cashman had 104 tackles at Minnesota last year, including 15 for a loss. He earned a second-team All-Big Ten selection for his work last year. Only third overall pick Quinnen Williams and third-rounders Jachai Polite and Chuma Edoga remain unsigned for New York.
  • The Chargers inked two more players to their rookie deals, signing fifth round quarterback Easton Stick and fourth round linebacker Drue Tranquill. Stick, a North Dakota State product, was highly productive as a runner in college and many analysts projected a potential position change in the pros. That being said, the Chargers have said they plan on keeping Stick at quarterback. Tranquill is now wrapped up, and the Chargers can hopefully get his Notre Dame teammate, Jerry Tillery, signed soon. Most of the Chargers’ draft class remains unsigned as they just inked their first player earlier today.
  • The Bengals signed a crop of five players, representing half of their class. They wrapped up fourth-rounders Renell Wren and Michael Jordan, sixth round running backs Trayveon Williams and Rodney Anderson, and seventh round cornerback Jordan Brown. Jordan, a Miami product, has some potential upside and could help replenish Cincinnati’s secondary. Williams, from Texas A&M, and Anderson, from Oklahoma, will be battling it out for a role behind Joe Mixon in the Bengals’ backfield. Anderson used to be seen as one of the nation’s top running backs, but injuries have derailed his career. This draft class will always be a monumental one for the Bengals, as it represents the first year of the post-Marvin Lewis era.