Auston English (born March 10, 1987) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is p ...

. On April 30, 2010, English was signed as an undrafted

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by the

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. On September 4, 2011, English was waived by the Cleveland Browns. On September 5, 2011, he was signed to the Browns' practice squad. On August 3, 2013, English was signed by the

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of the

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. In 4 games with the Argonauts, English recorded 8 tackles. English was released by the Argonauts on October 27, 2013.

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