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1 College career  





2 Professional career  



2.1  Buffalo Bills (first stint)  





2.2  Tennessee Titans  





2.3  Los Angeles Rams  





2.4  Seattle Dragons  





2.5  San Francisco 49ers  





2.6  Los Angeles Chargers  





2.7  Buffalo Bills (second stint)  





2.8  New York Giants  





2.9  St. Louis Battlehawks  







3 Personal life  





4 References  





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Austin Proehl
refer to caption
Proehl with the St. Louis Battlehawks in 2023
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-11) October 11, 1995 (age 28)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school:Providence
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College:North Carolina (2014–2017)
Position:Wide receiver
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 255
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at PFR

Austin Proehl (born October 11, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college footballatNorth Carolina.[1]

College career

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Proehl played college football for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
ft9+18 in
(1.76 m)
182 lb
(83 kg)
28+78 in
(0.73 m)
8+12 in
(0.22 m)
4.07 s 6.75 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)
9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)
11 reps
All values from Pro Day[2]

Buffalo Bills (first stint)

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Proehl was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round (255th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[3][4] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[5]

Tennessee Titans

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On September 3, 2018, Proehl was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans, but was released the following day.[6][7]

Los Angeles Rams

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On October 23, 2018, Proehl was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad.[8]

Proehl signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on February 6, 2019.[9] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[10]

Seattle Dragons

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In October 2019, Proehl was drafted by the XFL to play for the Seattle Dragons.[11] On February 8, 2020, Proehl caught 14-yard and 57-yard touchdown passes from Brandon Silvers, the former being the first touchdown in XFL history. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]

Proehl had a tryout with the Chicago Bears on August 17, 2020.[13]

San Francisco 49ers

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On January 4, 2021, Proehl signed a reserve/future contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[14] He was waived on May 17, 2021.[15]

Los Angeles Chargers

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On May 18, 2021, Proehl was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Chargers.[16] He was waived on August 24, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 2. He was released on October 26.

Buffalo Bills (second stint)

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On November 4, 2021, Proehl was signed to the Bills practice squad.[17] He was released on November 16. He was re-signed on December 24.[18] He was released on January 4, 2022.

New York Giants

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On February 15, 2022, Proehl signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.[19] He was released on August 16, 2022.[20]

St. Louis Battlehawks

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Proehl was selected in the 11th round of the 2023 XFL Skill Players Draft, by the St. Louis Battlehawks.[21] His wide receiver coach with the Battlehawks was his father, Ricky Proehl. He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024.[22]

Personal life

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Austin is the brother of former Minnesota Vikings receiver Blake Proehl and the son of former NFL receiver Ricky Proehl.[23] Ricky played college football at Wake Forest and played in the NFL from 1990 to 2006 for the Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts.

References

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  1. ^ Maiorana, Sal (April 28, 2018). "5 things to know about Buffalo Bills pick Austin Proehl". DemocratAndChronicle.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  • ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Austin Proehl College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  • ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  • ^ Brown, Chris (April 28, 2018). "5 things to know about Austin Proehl". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  • ^ Murphy, John (September 1, 2018). "Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  • ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 3, 2018). "Titans Add Four More Players to Practice Squad, Including QB Logan Woodside". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  • ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 4, 2018). "Titans Add Receiver Damore'ea Stringfellow to Team's Practice Squad". Titansonline.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  • ^ "Rams sign WR Austin Proehl to practice squad, waive Steven Mitchell". Rams Wire. USA Today. October 23, 2018.
  • ^ Simmons, Myles (February 6, 2019). "Rams sign four players to free agent contracts". TheRams.com.
  • ^ Han, Jamie (August 30, 2019). "Rams make initial roster cuts, 18 players released". TheRams.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  • ^ "Former Seahawks highlight Seattle Dragons' picks in XFL Draft". October 15, 2019.
  • ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  • ^ @AlbertBreer (August 17, 2020). "Today's tryout list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  • ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. January 4, 2021. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  • ^ "49ers Sign WR Marqise Lee; Waive WR Austin Proehl". 49ers.com. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  • ^ "Chargers claim WR Austin Proehl off waivers". Bolts from the Blue. SB Nation. May 18, 2021.
  • ^ "Bills add WR Austin Proehl and OL Jacob Capra to the practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. November 2, 2021. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  • ^ "Bills elevate WR Isaiah Hodgins and OL Bobby Hart for Bills at Patriots | Week 16". BuffaloBills.com. December 24, 2021. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  • ^ Benton, Dan (February 16, 2022). "Giants sign WR Austin Proehl to reserve/futures deal". Giantswire.com.
  • ^ Eisen, Michael (August 16, 2022). "Giants waive three players; roster down to 85". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  • ^ "XFL 2022 Draft Tracker: Live Draft Results and Rosters From Day 1 and Day 2". Pro Football Network. November 17, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  • ^ "2024 UFL Team Rosters". TheUFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  • ^ Richardson, Blake (January 25, 2019). "Austin Proehl hopes to follow father's footsteps and win Super Bowl ring with Rams". LA Times. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
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