Austin Cutting

Austin Cutting (born October 27, 1996) is an American former professional 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]

Austin Cutting

No. 58
Position:	Long snapper
Personal information
Born:	(1996-10-27) October 27, 1996 (age 28) 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: 7th round, 250th pick
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2019–2020)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 25 Total tackles: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Professional career

Cutting was selected 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school graduates to be allowed to defer their 24-month service policy,^[4] but the United States Secretary of Defense rescinded the policy in 2017 to allow military service academy student-athlete graduates to delay their assignments to explore professional sports opportunities.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]