Austin Davis may finally be able to call Seattle home after touring the league in recent years, playing for three teams in five years. The former University of Southern Mississippi quarterback will finally be looking to achieve the heights he reached in college and more, backed up by Russell Wilson.
Who is Austin Davis
Austin Davis was born on June 2, 1989 in Meridian, Mississippi. He attended West Lauderdale High School in Collinsville, Mississippi, where he played both baseball and football, but notably won a four-year letter with the football team. In his senior year, he had a 67% passing rate, rushing for 1,100 yards with 15 touchdowns. He then rushed for 600 yards with six touchdowns.
After high school, Davis attended the University of Southern Mississippi. He was cursed freshman year before becoming the school’s starting quarterback in 2008; first rookie to get the job since 1991. This season, Davis set a new school record for yards (3,128) and beat Brett Favre’s legendary assist by a schoolgirl record (23). At the end of the season, he was named to the United States Conference Freshman Team before making the Manning Award Watch List in 2009.
By his senior season, Austin Davis broke nearly every record in school history. He finished his college career with 933 – 1,527 completions (61.1%) for 10,898 yards, with 83 touchdowns, while he also ran the ball 460 times for 1,375 yards and 25 touchdowns.
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Family of professional athletes
As usual with professional athletes, Austin Davis isn’t the only member of his family to have played professional sports. His brother, Bo, once played baseball for the San Diego Padres, as did his cousin, Jason Smith, who played for teams like the Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals and the Houston Astros before retiring in 2009.
Baseball career
Austin Davis could have followed his brother and cousin’s footsteps to become a professional baseball player after being selected in the 2012 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox. But instead, he chose to play football, was an all-state baseball player in high school, and attended the University of Southern Mississippi on a baseball scholarship before joining the team. soccer.
NFL Career
During his seven-year NFL career, AustinDavis has been on the roster of five different teams so far. He first joined the St. Louis Rams as an unlisted free agent in 2012. A year later, he joined the Miami Dolphins practice squad, but was later released by the team, allowing him to join the Rams for a second stint. Meanwhile, Davis was given the opportunity to start after his team’s quarterback suffered a back injury. Notably, he had a performance against the Seattle Seahawks, where he had the best passing completion percentage against a defending Super Bowl champion in NFL history, completing 17 of 20 passes.
A few months later, Davis lost the first job and returned to his backup role. On September 5, 2015, he was released by the team. A few days later, he joined the Cleveland Browns team, spending a year with the team before moving to Denver in September 2016. Davis’ stay with the Broncos was very short as he was released to the after three months. His next stop was Seattle, which he joined in June 2017. He has remained with the team since, replacing Russell Wilson.
Contract history
When Austin Davis joined the St. Louis Rams in 2012, he signed a three-year contract worth $1.44 million. However, he didn’t earn that money after being waived by the team who later quit him a few months later only to hand him a new one-year, $570,000 contract in 2014.
After being released by the Rams, Davis put a pen to sign a two-year, $4.137 million contract with the Browns in September 2015. About a year later, he was released by the team, which allowed him to join the Broncos on a one-year, $1.25 million deal. In 2017, he joined the Seahawks on a one-year, $855,000 contract. The following year, he signed another one-year contract worth $880,000.
Marriage and love life
Austin Davis is married to the beautiful Heather Davis (née Evans), whom he met while at the University of Southern Mississippi. The couple reportedly started dating a few months after they met, and when they graduated, Davis popped the question to his lady, in the grandest and most romantic way. The star quarterback, who had just received the Conerly Trophy as the top player in college football at Mississippi State, took a knee during halftime of his school’s basketball game at Reed Green Coliseum , in front of thousands of other students and asked his girlfriend to be his forever.
The couple then exchanged vows on April 21, 2012, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in front of family and friends.
Body Stats
Austin Davis is 1.88m tall and weighs around 100kg. He additionally has an arm length of 31 3/4 inches and a hand height of 10 3/8 inches.