Austin Pasztor

Austin Pasztor
Free agent
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1990-11-26) November 26, 1990
Langton, Ontario
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight: 308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school: Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Virginia)
College: Virginia
CFL draft: 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Games played: 65
Games started: 43
Player stats at NFL.com

Austin William Pasztor (born November 26, 1990) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a Free Agent. He played college football at Virginia and was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2012.

Early years

Pasztor attended Glendale High School before transferring to Fork Union Military Academy.[1]

College career

Pasztor finished his college eligibility with the Virginia Cavaliers.[2][3] He was selected fourth overall by the Edmonton Eskimos in the 2012 CFL Draft.[4] He was ranked as the fourth best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2012 CFL Draft.[5]

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

On April 29, 2012, Pasztor signed with the Minnesota Vikings. On August 31, 2012 as the Vikings reduced their roster down to league maximum of 53 players, he was released.[6]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Pasztor was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad on September 17, 2012. He was promoted to the active roster on December 14. He started three games for the Jaguars in 2012.[7]

On October 2, 2013, the Jaguars announced that they had traded starting left tackle Eugene Monroe to the Baltimore Ravens.[8] Monroe's left tackle position was filled by Luke Joeckel, paving the way for Pasztor to become the team's starting right tackle despite the fact he had been primarily used at guard in the past. Overall, in the 2013 season, he appeared in 15 games and started 13.[9] In the 2014 season, he appeared in and started eight games.[10]

He was released by the Jaguars on September 5, 2015.[11]

Cleveland Browns

Pasztor was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 6, 2015.[12] On March 22, 2016, Pasztor was offered a one-year tender. He signed his tender on April 4.[13] Overall, in the 2015 season, he appeared in all 16 games and started four.[14] In the 2016 season, he appeared in and started all 16 games.[15]

Atlanta Falcons

On August 19, 2017, Pasztor signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[16] In the 2017 season, he appeared in seven games.[17]

On March 13, 2018, Pasztor signed a one-year contract extension with the Falcons.[18] He was released on August 31, 2018.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Dertinger, Jeff. "Austin Pasztor plays first NFL game". Delhi News Record. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Austin Pasztor College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  4. ↑ "2012 CFL Draft - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  5. ↑ CFL Scouting Bureau - April 2012 Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Craig, Mark. "Chris Carr, Sage Rosenfels surprises among Vikings' final cuts". Star Tribune. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Austin Pasztor 2012 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  8. ↑ Hanzus (October 1, 2013). "Jaguars trade Eugene Monroe to Ravens for draft picks". NFL.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Austin Pasztor 2013 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  10. ↑ "Austin Pasztor 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  11. ↑ Oehser, John (September 5, 2015). "Marks to active roster as Jaguars move to 53". Jaguars.com.
  12. ↑ "Browns Claim OT Austin Pasztor from Jaguars". DawgsByNature.com. September 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Browns sign restricted free agents and exclusive rights players". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Austin Pasztor 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  15. ↑ "Austin Pasztor 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  16. ↑ McFadden, Will (August 19, 2017). "Falcons Sign Former Cleveland Browns Tackle Austin Pasztor, Waive OL Marquis Lucas". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  17. ↑ "Austin Pasztor 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  18. ↑ McFadden, Will (March 13, 2018). "Falcons sign Leon McFadden and Austin Pasztor to one-year extensions". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  19. ↑ McFadden, Will (August 31, 2018). "Falcons waive Ron Parker, Austin Pasztor; agree to injury settlement with Leon McFadden". AtlantaFalcons.com.
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