Austin Cutting | |
Number: | 58 |
Position: | Long snapper |
Birth Date: | 27 October 1996 |
Birth Place: | Palmdale, California, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lbs: | 245 |
High School: | Central (Fort Worth, Texas) |
College: | Air Force |
Draftyear: | 2019 |
Draftround: | 7 |
Draftpick: | 250 |
Pastteams: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 25 |
Statlabel2: | Total tackles |
Statvalue2: | 1 |
Pfr: | C/CuttAu00 |
Austin Cutting (born October 27, 1996) is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at Air Force[1] and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL draft.[2]
Cutting was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (250th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.[3] There had been precedent, such as Joe Cardona of the 2015 NFL draft, for military school graduates to be allowed to defer their 24-month service policy,[4] but the United States Secretary of Defense rescinded the policy in 2017 to allow military service academy student-athlete graduates to delay their assignments to explore professional sports opportunities. In June 2019, US President Donald Trump requested that a policy be established to facilitate athletic pursuits and Cutting was the first to sign a professional contract following the new policy.[5]
Cutting was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 10, 2020,[6] and activated four days later.[7] He was waived on December 1, 2020.[8]