Tavon Austin was the Rams No. 8 overall pick back in 2013. He never lived up to that draft status with the team, spending the first five seasons of his career with the organization between St. Louis and Los Angeles.
But after signing with the Packers this week, Austin’s new quarterback thinks the wide receiver could’ve had a different career trajectory, if only the timing had been different. What Austin does well — jet sweeps in particular — just weren’t as in vogue in 2013 as they are in 2020.
“I think that had this offense really been going [at the start of his career], I think he really would have found a sticking spot for a long time, being a guy who can do so many things,” Aaron Rodgers said, via Jason Wilde of the Wisconsin State Journal.