Miles Austin

Miles Jonathon Austin III (born June 30, 1984) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Monmouth, and signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2006 and spent 8 years with the team. He has also played for the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles.

Early years

Austin was born in Summit, New Jersey to parents Miles, an African-American and mother Ann Austin, a Caucasian, who were born in Nebraska and New Jersey, respectively. He has one sister, Jennifer Austin. Austin grew up in Garfield, New Jersey and attended Garfield High School. He was a letterman in football, basketball, and track and field. In football, he played wide receiver and defensive back, and as a senior, he won All-Bergen County honors and All-State honors. In basketball, Austin garnered All-Bergen County honors as well.

Also a standout athlete, Austin was on the school's track & field team, where he was a top competitor in the sprinting, jumping and throwing events. He recorded the third-longest javelin throw in Bergen County history, with a throw of 65.44 meters. He placed third in the triple jump event at the 2001 New Jersey Meet of Champions, with a leap of 13.35 meters. He got a personal-best leap of 6.81 meters in the long jump. In sprints, he had career-best times of 10.8 seconds in the 100 meters and 22.28 seconds in the 200 meters.