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Former Memphis Tigers and current New York Giants wide receiver Calvin Austin has a torn ACL in his right knee and is expected to miss the season, according to a person with knowledge of the injury.
The NCAA’s roster limits axed one of college sports’ most compelling traditions: the opportunity for homegrown talent to grind their way from a nobody to a star.
Austin’s 26-yard touchdown reception with 55 seconds left in the game was the final score in an electric fourth quarter that saw four lead changes, including three in the final four minutes.
When the Tennessee Oilers — expected to play in Memphis for two years before relocating to Nashville — held their final home game of the 1997 NFL season, it didn’t feel like much of a home game. Most of the 50,000 fans in attendance were rooting for Pittsburgh.
“There’s one quintessential Memphis sports story that should make your heart smile, and it’s unfolding in Pittsburgh as we speak.”
The former University of Memphis football player spent Saturday showing students that being a professional athlete isn’t the only goal worth chasing.
Calvin Austin III returned a punt for a touchdown and hauled in a lob by Russell Wilson as Pittsburgh beat New York 26-18.
The Daily Memphian has selected the greatest 25 Memphis athletes of the century. Nos. 21-25 include two men who won historic trophies, two of the best receivers in Memphis football history and one of the most accomplished prep hoopers of the last 24 years.
Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Calvin Austin III and Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard both scored touchdowns during the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs.
Pittsburgh Steelers Calvin Austin III scored his second touchdown of the season while Washington Commanders running back Antonio Gibson recorded his third score of the year.
Philadelphia kicker Jake Elliott made a game-winning field goal of 54 yards to lift the Eagles to a 34-31 overtime win against the Washington Commanders.
Chicago Bears safety Quindell Johnson said it “was a good day for Memphis” after he grabbed his first NFL interception on the same day his former Memphis Tiger teammate Calvin Austin III scored his first NFL touchdown as a Pittsburgh Steeler. Tigers Football Insider: Offense looks to limit ‘drive killers’Related story:
Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III, who played his high school ball at Harding Academy, scored his first NFL touchdown while Bears safety Quindell Johnson snatched his first NFL interception.
Running back Tony Pollard had 82 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns to help the Dallas Cowboys complete the biggest blowout of Week 1.
The wide receiver is the second Tigers player picked in the 2022 NFL draft.
If both are taken on Day 2, it would be the first time since 2001 that Memphis had two players taken in the first three rounds of the draft.
The wide receiver, who filled the gap when Calvin Austin III was hindered by injury, will be one Memphis turns to as its next big producer.
Gas prices hit an all-time high, and a Tigers football player makes his time ... and then some.
Calvin Austin III and Dylan Parham give the Tigers a good deal of credit for getting them this far. Former Arlington resident Kenneth Walker III is also getting attention.
The former Memphis Tigers player finished in the top three among receivers in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump and the 20-yard shuttle run.
Listen to Tigers beat writers Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II break down the Tigers’ six-game winning streak and where the latest NFL draft projections have a few Memphis players landing.
Calvin Austin III and Dylan Parham have been invited to the 2022 NFL combine after having a strong Senior Bowl.
Calvin Austin III and Dylan Parham have drawn raves from draft analysts and NFL personnel during workouts ahead of Saturday’s game.
The wide receiver, who has a likely NFL future, battled through an ankle injury for most of this season.
The awards show dedicated to honoring Memphis Black men and their accomplishments will be held Dec. 9 at the National Civil Rights Museum.