One West Virginia legend shows his appreciation to another.
wide receiver Tavon Austin officially came to an end. The legendary Mountaineer decided to retire from the NFL after spending ten years in the league, playing with the Rams, Cowboys, 49ers, Packers, Jaguars, and Bills.is the most-viewed football highlight reel ever, currently sitting at 24 million views and counting. He was the most electric player in all of college football, doing things that most players can't do.
Wednesday morning, his college quarterback, Geno Smith, joined Good Morning Football on NFL Network and was asked about his time at WVU playing with Tavon. “I was hoping to get a chance to play with Tavon at least one more time. I told him this, he changed the game forever. The amount of kids who grew up watching his highlight tapes and all the things he did when we were at West Virginia and the style that he played - he was truly ahead of his time. He’s a one-of-one type of player. I don’t think there will ever be another player that plays the game and can do as much as he can. Dynamic with the ball in his hands, and just a great teammate overall.
“Tavon Austin changed my life forever, made me a better quarterback, allowed me to grow and, you know, all the stuff that we did back in college, man, those would be memories that we’ll keep forever.” —Austin ended his NFL career with 244 receptions for 2,239 yards, and 16 touchdowns in addition to 1,361 yards and ten touchdowns as a rusher. He was a two-time All-American at WVU and earned first-team All-Big East honors in 2011 and All-Big 12 honors in 2012.
Austin holds the WVU program career records in receptions and receiving yards and holds the single season record receiving record with teammate Stedman Bailey with 114 catches.Publisher of Mountaineers Now on FanNation/Sports Illustrated. Lead recruiting expert and co-host of Between the Eers, Walk Thru GameDay Show, Mountaineers Now Postgame Show, and In the Gun Podcast.
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