DMN Blog: Miles Austin trimmer after LA workouts

[WoodysGirl]

Posted at 9:07 AM on Thu., Apr. 15, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Miles Austin is back in town working out and on Wednesday he took in the Mavericks-Spurs game at American Airlines Center.

I ran into Austin as I was heading to Rick Carlisle's post-game press conference. Austin had his normal smile on his face and said he was glad to be back and would be back for the remainder of the off-season program. Of his two-week stint working out in Los Angeles, Austin said it went well but he wanted to get back with his teammates and start catching some passes from Tony Romo.

Austin insisted the workouts were difficult and that Runyon Canyon Park is incredibly steep. He used that as some hill training and he said he's down about 10 pounds from where he is normally in the off-season.

Today is the last day Austin - and the other unsigned restricted free agents - can sign with another team. Since he was at the Mavs' game, I'm doubting he has any visits lined up with other teams, like he did a year ago with the New York Jets. Now, that doesn't mean Austin will necessarily sign his tender immediately, but as long as he is working out that's all that matters.

And, yes, he did like to see Brandon Marshall sign that contract with Miami for $24 million guaranteed.

 

[xWraithx]

Posted at 9:07 AM on Thu., Apr. 15, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Todd Archer/Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips


Miles Austin is back in town working out and on Wednesday he took in the Mavericks-Spurs game at American Airlines Center.

I ran into Austin as I was heading to Rick Carlisle's post-game press conference. Austin had his normal smile on his face and said he was glad to be back and would be back for the remainder of the off-season program. Of his two-week stint working out in Los Angeles, Austin said it went well but he wanted to get back with his teammates and start catching some passes from Tony Romo.

Austin insisted the workouts were difficult and that Runyon Canyon Park is incredibly steep. He used that as some hill training and he said he's down about 10 pounds from where he is normally in the off-season.

Today is the last day Austin - and the other unsigned restricted free agents - can sign with another team. Since he was at the Mavs' game, I'm doubting he has any visits lined up with other teams, like he did a year ago with the New York Jets. Now, that doesn't mean Austin will necessarily sign his tender immediately, but as long as he is working out that's all that matters.

And, yes, he did like to see Brandon Marshall sign that contract with Miami for $24 million guaranteed.

Yeah, "guap" as I remember it...

 

[garyv]

Mile Austin has cut 7-10 lbs this Offseason, current weighs 207.
Nice Article to catch you up on Miles Austin.
http://dallascowboystimes.com/2010/04/miles-austin-reports-to-workouts-at-lighter-weight/


Miles Austin Reports to Workouts at Lighter Weight

Miles Austin is in the building. The up-and-coming wide receiver has joined his teammates at Valley Ranch this week for voluntary workouts. Surprisingly, he said his absence was not contract-related:

“I was out in L.A. working,” Austin said. “To be honest, I was really working hard. I came back the lightest I’ve ever been, in shape already. I’m feeling really good and looking forward to the year.”

Austin continued, “Not a power play, nothing like that at all. It just came down to when I was working out there, I was really buying into the workouts. Not only was I working out with a personal trainer, but I was running hills, running Runyan [Canyon], a lot of things.”

Austin apparently wasn’t lying about working hard–he is currently only 207 pounds. While the lighter frame could help his speed, we are worried that it might hinder Austin’s ability to break tackles.

Austin weighed around 214 pounds last season, but players generally enter the season at a lower weight than offseason workouts. Austin may have weighed 217 or more at this time last year. Also, don’t forget he figures to lose a few pounds during training camp.

Is this 7-10 pounds of weight loss going to make Austin that much faster? After all, how much faster can the guy really get?

Still, we trust Austin is doing the right thing. The organization is surely aware of Austin’s weight loss. Perhaps his new slimmer body will allow him to be quicker in small areas, providing him the benefit of not having to break as many tackles.