Is there room for Tavon Austin with the addition of Sammy Watkins?/LA Times

Is there room for Rams receiver Tavon Austin with the addition of Sammy Watkins?


By Lindsey Thiry

The Rams’ acquisition of receiver Sammy Watkins from the Buffalo Bills will not displace receiver Tavon Austin, general manager Les Snead said Friday.

“The more weapons you can have, it stresses the defensive coordinator,” Snead said, adding, “Tavon is a fast kid.… Having fast people on your team, you never have too many of those.”

The Rams sent cornerback E.J. Gaines and a second-round pick in next year’s draft to the Bills in exchange for Watkins and a sixth-round pick.

The Rams signed Austin, 5 feet 8 and 179 pounds, to a four-year extension worth $42 million, with $30 million guaranteed, last season. He caught 58 passes for 509 yards and three touchdowns.

Austin has been sidelined since the first week of training camp because of a hamstring injury and did not participate in offseason workouts while recovering from a wrist injury.

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