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Austin Awarded NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
By Myles Simmons
View: http://www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Austin-Awarded-NFC-Special-Teams-Player-of-the-Week/c80e9944-ace7-4687-a145-963073880490
For the second time in his first two seasons, Tavon Austin has been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Austin was a key element in Sunday’s 24-0 victory over Washington, as he tallied 143 punt return yards -- the most of any player in a single game this season. Three of his returns went for 28-plus yards, the longest being his 78-yard return for a touchdown in the third quarter.
“It felt good,” Austin said after the game. “With all the hard work we put in practice and everything, it’s finally paying off. It just doesn’t stop here, though. We’ve got a mission. We’re going to keep going. Our mission is to be the No. 1 punt return team in the league.”
With 60 yards from scrimmage, the young receiver racked up 203 all purpose yards on Sunday -- his highest total of the season.
Austin was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 10 of 2013, when he returned a punt 98 yards for a touchdown in the Rams’ 38-8 victory over the Colts. He racked up 145 yards on four punts, 27 yards on a kick return, 138 yards receiving, and four yards rushing to total 314 all purpose yards in that game.
And Austin’s accomplishment this week also puts him in an exclusive class, as he becomes the first Ram to win a Player of the Week Award in his first two years with the team since Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk.
By Myles Simmons
View: http://www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Austin-Awarded-NFC-Special-Teams-Player-of-the-Week/c80e9944-ace7-4687-a145-963073880490
For the second time in his first two seasons, Tavon Austin has been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Austin was a key element in Sunday’s 24-0 victory over Washington, as he tallied 143 punt return yards -- the most of any player in a single game this season. Three of his returns went for 28-plus yards, the longest being his 78-yard return for a touchdown in the third quarter.
“It felt good,” Austin said after the game. “With all the hard work we put in practice and everything, it’s finally paying off. It just doesn’t stop here, though. We’ve got a mission. We’re going to keep going. Our mission is to be the No. 1 punt return team in the league.”
With 60 yards from scrimmage, the young receiver racked up 203 all purpose yards on Sunday -- his highest total of the season.
Austin was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 10 of 2013, when he returned a punt 98 yards for a touchdown in the Rams’ 38-8 victory over the Colts. He racked up 145 yards on four punts, 27 yards on a kick return, 138 yards receiving, and four yards rushing to total 314 all purpose yards in that game.
And Austin’s accomplishment this week also puts him in an exclusive class, as he becomes the first Ram to win a Player of the Week Award in his first two years with the team since Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk.