Report: Bills parting ways with former top 10 pick Tavon Austin

The Bills picked up Tavon Austin midway through the offseason, but the former top 10 pick has not seen any game action through Week 4. As a result, the sides are parting ways, according to WGR 550’s Sal Capaccio.

This is a mutual parting, per Capaccio, aimed at Austin finding a better opportunity elsewhere. A team could have plucked the former Rams investment off the Bills’ practice squad, but Austin would not have been free to choose another destination in that scenario.

This news comes after the Bills have sustained injuries at the receiver position. Jamison Crowder suffered a fractured ankle and Isaiah McKenzie went down with a concussion during Buffalo’s Week 4 game in Baltimore. It does not sound like the Bills were planning to make Austin part of their solution, despite the veteran’s past as a slot/gadget player.

Austin, 32, never ended up justifying the investment the Rams made in him, though the diminutive playmaker had moments during his time in St. Louis and Los Angeles. The Jaguars ended up using Austin as a rotational receiver at times last season. He caught 24 passes for 213 yards and a touchdown for the 3-14 team. The West Virginia product played a bit part as a Cowboys receiver in each of the previous two years.