Miles Austin
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| Dallas Cowboys — No. 19 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: June 30, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Summit, New Jersey | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 216 lb (98 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2006 for the Dallas Cowboys | |
| Career history | |
| College: Monmouth | |
| Undrafted in 2006 | |
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Miles Austin (born June 30, 1984 in Summit, New Jersey) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He is a second year player out of Monmouth University, where he graduated with a degree in history.
In his rookie season of 2006, he returned 29 kickoffs for 753 yards and recorded 5 tackles. His main highlight of the year was in the Cowboys playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. He returned 3 kickoffs for 136 yards in the game, including a 93-yard touchdown return. In Dallas' 55 postseason games in the history of the franchise, it was their first ever kickoff return touchdown in the playoffs.
[edit] College career
During his college football days at Monmouth, Austin caught 150 passes for 2,867 yards and 33 touchdowns. He is the school record-holder in both catches and receiving yards. Austin rushed 15 times for 147 yards and one touchdown.
In 2003, Austin set a Monmouth single-season record for touchdown catches with twelve.
[edit] High School Years
Austin attended Garfield High School in Garfield, New Jersey, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track and field. In football, he played wide receiver and defensive back, and as a senior, he won All-Bergen County honors and All-State honors. In basketball, Austin garnered All-Bergen County honors as well. In track and field, Austin participated in the 100 meter dash, long jump, triple jump, and the javelin throw. He recorded the second-longest javelin throw in Bergen County history with a throw of 214 feet, 8 inches. Austin finished third in the long jump and the triple jump at the New Jersey Meet of Champions. Miles Austin graduated from Garfield High School in 2002.
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