Alex Austin played the first snap of his Patriots tenure last Thursday night — and nearly grabbed his first career interception moments later.
Austin, a seventh-round rookie who signed with New England in early November, undercut an out route by Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson but couldn’t haul in Mitchell Trubisky’s ill-advised pass. It bounced off Austin’s hands, and Pittsburgh punted.
The 22-year-old cornerback took to social media after the Patriots’ 21-18 win to lament his would-be INT.
“I owe y’all one smhhh,” Austin wrote on the X platform.
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Austin appeared in three games for the Houston Texans earlier this season, but this was his first chance to take the field in a Patriots uniform.