Austin Cutting
No. 58
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-27) October 27, 1996
Palmdale, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Central
(Fort Worth, Texas)
College:Air Force
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 7 / Pick: 250
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:25
Total tackles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Austin Cutting (born October 27, 1996) is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at Air Force[1] and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[2]

Professional career

Cutting was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (250th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[3] There had been precedent, such as Joe Cardona of the 2015 NFL Draft, for military school graduates to be allowed to defer their 24-month service policy,[4] but the United States Secretary of Defense rescinded the policy in 2017 to allow military service academy student-athlete graduates to delay their assignments to explore professional sports opportunities. In June 2019, US President Donald Trump requested that a policy be established to facilitate athletic pursuits and Cutting was the first to sign a professional contract following the new policy.[5]

Cutting was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 10, 2020,[6] and activated four days later.[7] He was waived on December 1, 2020.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Austin Cutting to serve his country with Air Force but still could be Vikings' long snapper". Twin Cities. April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ OConnell, Jim (April 27, 2019). "Air Force long snapper Austin Cutting drafted by Minnesota Vikings". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ Peters, Craig (April 27, 2019). "Vikings Cap 2019 Draft by Selecting Receiver and Long Snapper". Vikings.com.
  4. ↑ Tomasson, Chris (April 29, 2019). "Austin Cutting to serve his country with Air Force but still could be Vikings' long snapper". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ Hartsell, Jeff (August 14, 2019). "Trump decision could help West Ashley's Brett Toth get Army's permission to play in NFL". The Post and Courier. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Vikings Activate LB Todd Davis from Reserve/COVID-19; Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. November 10, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ Peters, Craig (November 14, 2020). "Vikings Activate Austin Cutting, Waive Pat Elflein". Vikings.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ Williams, Charean (December 1, 2020). "Vikings waive Austin Cutting, Hardy Nickerson". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.


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