Austin Duke
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | August 3, 1993 Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Charlotte |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Austin P. Duke (born August 3, 1993) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the Charlotte 49ers.
College football
In 2013, Duke began his college football career with the Charlotte 49ers as a member of UNC Charlotte's first varsity football team since 1948. As their leading receiver in each of his four seasons with the 49ers, he would go on to finish his college career in 2016 as their all-time leading receiver in receptions (253), receiving yards (3,437), and receiving touchdowns (24).
Professional football
On May 5, 2017, Duke signed with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League,[1][2][3][4][5] and spent the remainder of the 2017 NFL season on the Panthers' practice roster.[6]
On January 1, 2018, Duke was signed to a reserve future contract with the Panthers.[7] Duke would go on to participate in the Panthers' training camp, and appeared in 4 NFL preseason games, accumulating 69 yards on 9 receptions.[8] On September 1, 2018, Duke was released by the Panthers at the end of training camp.[9]
In early 2019, Duke participated in the Alliance of American Football's Atlanta Legends training camp,[10] but was injured and ultimately did not play. On May 27, 2019 he signed with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts.[11] He was released June 7, 2019.[12]
Duke signed with the New York Guardians of the XFL on January 7, 2020.[13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]
References
- ^ "With nothing guaranteed, undrafted Panthers rookie Austin Duke works toward a dream". charlotteobserver.
- ^ "Austin Duke". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Austin Duke - Carolina Panthers - 2018 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com.
- ^ "Austin Duke". NFL.com.
- ^ "Austin Duke". www.panthers.com.
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DukeAu00.htm
- ^ https://www.panthers.com/team/transactions/
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/player/austinduke/2558937/gamelogs
- ^ https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article217648760.html
- ^ Thompson, Jaylon (January 6, 2019). "Legends 'burst' onto scene at Training Camp". Alliance of American Football. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "Argos add INT WR Austin Duke & INT DB Malik Davis". Toronto Argonauts. May 27, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/06/07/making-moves-tracking-roster-cuts-around-cfl/
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ 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.
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