Austin Reiter (born November 27, 1991) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He was selected by the

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in the seventh round of the

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. He played high school football at Lakewood Ranch in Florida and college football at

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Professional career

Washington Redskins

With their last pick in the

, the

selected Reiter in the seventh round with the 222nd overall pick. He signed a four-year contract with the team on May 8, 2015. He was waived on September 4 before the start of the regular season, but signed to the practice squad on September 29. He signed a

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on January 11, 2016. He was released by the Redskins on September 13, 2016. He was re-signed to the teams' practice squad the next day.

Cleveland Browns

On September 20, 2016, Reiter signed with the

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' active roster. On October 2, he started his first game for the Browns but suffered a season-ending ACL tear during the contest. He was placed on injured reserve on October 10, 2016. Reiter was waived by the Browns on September 2, 2018.

Kansas City Chiefs

On September 3, 2018, Reiter was claimed off waivers by the

. He signed a two-year contract extension with the Chiefs on December 6, 2018. In 2019, Reiter was named the Chiefs starting center and started every game including the playoffs. He won

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when the Chiefs defeated the

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31–20.

New Orleans Saints

On September 15, 2021, Reiter was signed to the

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practice squad. On September 18, 2021, Reiter was promoted to the

active roster for the game against the

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Miami Dolphins

On October 5, 2021, Reiter was signed by the

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off the Saints' practice squad. He started five games at center due to injury before being released on December 14.

Los Angeles Rams

On December 18, 2021, Reiter was signed to the

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practice squad, but was released three days later.

Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)

Reiter signed with the

on March 24, 2022. He was released on May 6, but re-signed four days later. He was released on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day.

References

External links

Kansas City Chiefs bio

Washington Redskins bio

USF Bulls bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reiter, Austin 1991 births Living people American football offensive linemen Cleveland Browns players Kansas City Chiefs players Miami Dolphins players Los Angeles Rams players New Orleans Saints players Players of American football from Florida South Florida Bulls football players Sportspeople from Bradenton, Florida Washington Redskins players Ed Block Courage Award recipients