Ray Austin (American football) explained

Ray Austin
Position:Safety
Number:36
Birth Date:21 December 1974
Birth Place:Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:190
Draftyear:1997
Draftround:5
Draftpick:145
College:Tennessee
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:43
Pfr:A/AustRa20

Raymond Demont Austin (born December 21, 1974) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL draft.[1] [2] [3] [4] He also played for the Chicago Bears in the NFL and the Chicago Enforcers of the XFL.[5] In 2017 he started the Fan Controlled Sports League and is currently the league Commissioner.

Besides his association with sports, he has been acting since 2005 with roles on Prison Break, Detroit 1-8-7, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Empire.

Fan Controlled Sports & Entertainment

In 2017, Ray became one of the founders of Fan Controlled Football (FCF).[6] FCF raised $3m from angels investors, $12m in a pre-seed, and $40m in a Series A in 2020 with Lightspeed Ventures leading the seed round, Animoca Brands and Delphi Digital leading the Series A.[7] The league had its first season in 2021 with 4 teams playing 12 games each. In 2022, the league grew to 8 teams and announced a new broadcast deal with NBCUniversal subsidiary NBCLX and Peacock to broadcast every game of the 2022 season.[8] [9] [10]

Ray currently serves as the FCF league Commissioner.[11]

ATHLYT

Ray is a co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of ATHLYT, a startup looking to connect college athletes with advertisers. In 2022 the NCAA began allowing student athletes to profit from their name, image and, likeness (NIL) which allowed companies like ATHLYT to start helping college student athletes to start earning from their NIL.[12] [13]

Filmography

YearFilmRole
2005 The Trouble with Dee DeeReggie Bailey
2006 Prison BreakSally Port C.O.
2009 The BeastAgent #1 / #3 / Agent
2010 Polish BarRooney
2010 Detroit 1-8-7Dutch
2011 The Chicago CodeBeat Copper #2
2012 BossProtest Sheriff
2014 SirensWedding Guest #3
2014 100 Days of SummerSelf
2012 - 2017 Chicago FireOfficer Hiller
2016 - 2020 Chicago P.D.Officer Hiller / Joe Mason / Uni
2016 - 2020 EmpireJohn Holloway
2021 The Big LeapTreyson

NFL Statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR
NYJ16 0 12 8 4 0.0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHI12 0 5 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHI15 0 11 7 4 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 43 0 28 17 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tennessee Volunteers Stats

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR
1993TEN11 1 4 4.00
1995TEN11 3 5 1.7 0
1996TEN11 4 54 13.5 0
Career 33 8 63 7.9 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Purdy . Michael . February 10, 2014 . Alumnus, Football Player on Bravo TV Show . March 6, 2024 . University of Tennessee . en-US.
  2. Web site: 1997 NFL Draft Listing . March 30, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  3. News: Eskenazi . Gerald . August 19, 1997 . Jets Filled With Rookies As Last Cut Approaches . en-US . The New York Times . November 5, 2022 . 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: 1997 New York Jets Draft . November 5, 2022 . 247Sports . en-US.
  5. http://www.all-xfl.com/chicagoenforcers/team/roster/rayaustin.htm XFL bio
  6. Web site: February 20, 2016 . Former NFL player Ray Austin may bring indoor football back to Salt Lake City . November 5, 2022 . FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU) . en.
  7. Web site: Casey . Tim . January 12, 2022 . Fan Controlled Football League Raises $40 Million Series A Round Led By Crypto Investors . November 5, 2022 . Forbes . en.
  8. Web site: Feldman . Jacob . October 7, 2021 . Fan Controlled Football Prepares for Second Season With More Teams, Linear Distribution . November 4, 2022 . Sportico.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: FCF is Back for Season v2.0 – FCF NEWS . November 4, 2022 . en-US.
  10. Web site: April 9, 2018 . Football league controlled by fans will stream on Twitch . November 5, 2022 . SFGATE . en-US.
  11. Web site: Power to the Fan: Inside a Former NFL Player's Rise to Commish of Fan Controlled Football . November 5, 2022 . sporttechie.com . February 8, 2021 . en.
  12. Web site: ATHLYT looks to leverage student athletics brand market . March 6, 2024 . Boise Entreprenuer Week . en.
  13. Web site: Magers . Sean . July 27, 2022 . A chat with Fan Controlled Football Commissioner Ray Austin . November 5, 2022 . 256 Today . en-US.