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Ray Austin (American football)

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Ray Austin
Austin at the "100 Days Of Summer" premiere
No. 36
PositionSafety
Personal information
Born (1974-12-21) December 21, 1974 (age 51)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolEisenhower (Lawton, Oklahoma)
CollegeTennessee
NFL draft1997: 5th round, 145th overall pick
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles28
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Raymond Demont Austin (born December 21, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL draft.[1][2][3][4] He also played for the Chicago Bears in the NFL and the Chicago Enforcers of the XFL.[5] In 2017, he started the Fan Controlled Sports League and is currently the league commissioner.

Besides his association with sports, he has been acting since 2005 with roles on Prison Break, Detroit 1-8-7, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Empire.

Fan Controlled Sports & Entertainment

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In 2017, Austin became one of the founders of Fan Controlled Football (FCF).[6] FCF raised $3m from angels investors, $12m in a pre-seed, and $40m in a Series A in 2020 with Lightspeed Ventures leading the seed round, Animoca Brands and Delphi Digital leading the Series A.[7] The league had its first season in 2021 with 4 teams playing 12 games each. In 2022, the league grew to 8 teams and announced a new broadcast deal with NBCUniversal subsidiary NBCLX and Peacock to broadcast every game of the 2022 season.[8][9][10]

Austin currently serves as the FCF league commissioner.[11]

ATHLYT

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Austin is a co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of ATHLYT, a startup looking to connect college athletes with advertisers. In 2022 the NCAA began allowing student athletes to profit from their name, image and, likeness (NIL) which allowed companies like ATHLYT to start helping college student athletes to start earning from their NIL.[12][13]

Filmography

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Year Film Role
2005The Trouble with Dee DeeReggie Bailey
2006Prison BreakSally Port C.O.
2009The BeastAgent #1 / #3 / Agent
2010Polish BarRooney
2010Detroit 1-8-7Dutch
2011The Chicago CodeBeat Copper #2
2012BossProtest Sheriff
2014SirensWedding Guest #3
2014100 Days of SummerSelf
2012–2017Chicago FireOfficer Hiller
2016–2020Chicago P.D.Officer Hiller / Joe Mason / Uni
2016–2020EmpireJohn Holloway
2021The Big LeapTreyson

Career statistics

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College

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFR
1993TEN 11144.00
1995TEN 11351.70
1996TEN 1145413.50
Career338637.90

NFL

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFR
1997NYJ 16012840.000000000
1998CHI 1205230.000000000
1999CHI 15011740.00000.00000
Career4302817110.000000000

References

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  1. ↑ Purdy, Michael (February 10, 2014). "Alumnus, Football Player on Bravo TV Show". University of Tennessee. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ Eskenazi, Gerald (August 19, 1997). "Jets Filled With Rookies As Last Cut Approaches". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ "1997 New York Jets Draft". 247Sports. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ XFL bio
  6. ↑ "Former NFL player Ray Austin may bring indoor football back to Salt Lake City". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). February 20, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Casey, Tim (January 12, 2022). "Fan Controlled Football League Raises $40 Million Series A Round Led By Crypto Investors". Forbes. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ Feldman, Jacob (October 7, 2021). "Fan Controlled Football Prepares for Second Season With More Teams, Linear Distribution". Sportico.com. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "FCF is Back for Season v2.0 – FCF NEWS". Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Football league controlled by fans will stream on Twitch". SFGATE. April 9, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Power to the Fan: Inside a Former NFL Player's Rise to Commish of Fan Controlled Football". sporttechie.com. February 8, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  12. ↑ "ATHLYT looks to leverage student athletics brand market". Boise Entrepreneur Week. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  13. ↑ Magers, Sean (July 27, 2022). "A chat with Fan Controlled Football Commissioner Ray Austin". 256 Today. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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