PFT: Austin Hasn’t Visited Jets Yet

[WoodysGirl]

Posted by Aaron Wilson on April 10, 2009, 6:08 p.m.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin, a restricted free agent, hasn’t visited the New York Jets as of today, according to Ohm Youngmisuk of the New York Daily News.

However, the Jets reportedly are still planning to sit down with Austin.
If the Jets submit a contract offer sheet to Austin, the Cowboys hold the right of first refusal to match the contract.

Should the Cowboys opt to not match an offer sheet, which they have a week to do under NFL rules governing restricted free agents, then they would receive a second-round draft pick as compensation.

Austin was assigned the second-round tender by the Cowboys, and is due to make $1.545 million this season.

A former standout at Monmouth (N.J.), Austin caught 13 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns last season.

 

[Idgit]

...Ohm Youngmisuk...

Bless you.

 

[Nav22]

He was already at the airport while talking to Michael Irvin on Mike's radio show... maybe he's doing the tourist thing for a couple days before visiting with them?

 

[KingintheNorth]

Maybe Angry Yankee Fan mistook him for A Rod and they beat him up and left him in the subway...

 

[TheCount]

So much for that 2nd rounder, oh well.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

So much for that 2nd rounder, oh well.

I guess you didn't bother to read the entire blog?

 

[Beast_from_East]

This is weird, he flew all the way to New York yesterday and did not meet with the Jets???

How many free agents make visits to other teams and spend the first day of a 2 day visit not even meeting with the team???


Is he freaking sightseeing???


I may be wrong on this, but I dont think Austin really wants to sign with the Jets. I think he wants a long term contract with Dallas and he is "going through the motions" of looking at other teams. I mean, normally when you arrive at the airport the team you are visiting has a freaking limo waiting for you. So to not even meet with the team for 50% of your visit tells me there is very little chance he is leaving.

90% chance he stays in my opinion.

 

[dadymat]

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Maybe Angry Yankee Fan mistook him for A Rod and they beat him up and left him in the subway...

 

[5Stars]

Austin is not going anywhere! There are too many Miles between Dallas and the Jets.