Austin MacGinnis
Personal information
Born: (1995-05-04) May 4, 1995 (age 28)
Sacramento, California
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Prattville (Prattville, Alabama)
College:Kentucky (2013–2017)
Position:Placekicker
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Austin MacGinnis (born May 4, 1995) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at University of Kentucky.

College career

MacGinnis was a consensus first-team selection to the All-SEC team from 2014 to 2018.[1] He broke the school single season record for field goals.[2] MacGinnis was chosen by Phil Steele first-team preseason All-SEC for 2015.[3]

Professional career

Memphis Express

After attending the Chicago Bears rookie camp in 2018 and trying out for the team again in January 2019, MacGinnis returned to pro football when he was signed by the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football on February 27, 2019.[4][5] In his debut against the San Diego Fleet, he kicked four field goals, including the game winner to secure a 26–23 Memphis win.[6] He was eventually named AAF Player of the Week for Week 4.[7] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[8]

Dallas Renegades

MacGinnis was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019.[9] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[10]

Los Angeles Rams

On April 13, 2020, MacGinnis signed a contract with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League.[11] He was waived on September 4, 2020, after losing the kicker job to rookie Sam Sloman.[12] He was re-signed to the Rams' practice squad on October 28, 2020.[13] He was elevated to the active roster on December 10 for the team's week 14 game against the New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[14] On January 18, 2021, MacGinnis signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.[15] He was waived on August 17, 2021.

New Orleans Breakers

MacGinnis was selected in the 32nd round of the 2022 USFL draft by the New Orleans Breakers.[16] He was transferred to the team's inactive roster on May 5, 2022,[17] and moved to the team's "did not report" list on May 8.[18]

References

  1. ^ "The 2014 AP All-SEC football team".
  2. ^ Lintner, Jonathan (November 29, 2014). "UK kicker MacGinnis has record day vs. Cards". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Five Wildcats Named Preseason All-SEC by Phil Steele CFB". June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Terry, Derek (April 29, 2018). "Austin MacGinnis signs rookie camp deal with Bears". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Fisher, Chris (February 28, 2019). "Austin MacGinnis signs with AAF's Memphis Express". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Josh (March 2, 2019). "Former Kentucky kicker's pro debut perfect, including the game-winner". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  7. ^ Stuchbery, Fran (March 5, 2019). "Farrow, Memphis Pair Earn AAF Honors for Week Four". Our Sports Central. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  10. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Rams agree to terms with kickers Austin MacGinnis and Lirim Hajrullahu". therams.com. April 13, 2020.
  12. ^ Jackson, Stu (September 4, 2020). "Rams waive 17 players ahead of 53-man roster deadline". TheRams.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  13. ^ DaSilva, Cameron (October 28, 2020). "Rams put Burgess on IR and designate Noteboom to return, among other roster moves". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  14. ^ DaSilva, Cameron (December 10, 2020). "Rams promote Austin MacGinnis from practice squad with Matt Gay questionable". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  15. ^ Jackson, Stu (January 18, 2021). "Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts". TheRams.com.
  16. ^ Camenker, Jacob (February 23, 2022). "USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league". Sporting News.
  17. ^ @USFLBreakers (May 5, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 5, 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @USFLBreakers (May 8, 2022). "Transferred to inactive/DNR roster" (Tweet). Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Twitter.

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