Austin Proehl (born October 11, 1995) is an American professional

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. He played

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College career

Proehl played

for

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Professional career

Buffalo Bills (first stint)

Proehl was selected by the

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in the seventh round (255th overall) of the

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. He was waived on September 1, 2018.

Tennessee Titans

On September 3, 2018, Proehl was signed to the

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of the

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, but was released the following day.

Los Angeles Rams

On October 23, 2018, Proehl was signed to the

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practice squad. Proehl signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on February 6, 2019. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.

Seattle Dragons

In October 2019, Proehl was drafted by the XFL to play for the

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. On February 8, 2020, Proehl caught 14-yard and 57-yard

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passes from Brandon Silvers, the former being the first touchdown in XFL history. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. Proehl had a tryout with the

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on August 17, 2020.

San Francisco 49ers

On January 4, 2021, Proehl signed a reserve/future contract with the

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. He was waived on May 17, 2021.

Los Angeles Chargers

On May 18, 2021, Proehl was claimed off waivers by the

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. He was waived on August 24, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 2. He was released on October 26.

Buffalo Bills (second stint)

On November 4, 2021, Proehl was signed to the Bills practice squad. He was released on November 16. He was re-signed on December 24. He was released on January 4, 2022.

New York Giants

On February 15, 2022, Proehl signed a reserve/future contract with the

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. He was released on August 16, 2022.

St. Louis Battlehawks

Proehl was selected in the 11th round of the 2023 XFL Skill Players Draft, by the St. Louis Battlehawks. His

coach with the Battlehawks was his father,

Ricky Proehl Richard Scott Proehl (born March 7, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). Proehl played 17 seasons with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago B ...

. He was not part of the roster after the

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on January 15, 2024.

Personal life

Austin is the brother of former

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receiver

Blake Proehl Christian Blake Proehl (born January 12, 1999) is an American professional American football, football wide receiver. He played college football at East Carolina Pirates football, East Carolina. He is also a music recording artist. Early life P ...

and the son of former NFL receiver

. Ricky played college football at Wake Forest and played in the NFL from 1990 to 2006 for the

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, and

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References

External links

North Carolina Tar Heels Bio
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