# Austin Fort > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Austin_Fort > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Austin_Fort.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Fort > Source revision: 1323885280 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (born 1995)}} {{Use American English|date = September 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Austin Fort | image = | caption = | current_team = | number = | position = [Tight end](/source/Tight_end) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|5|14}} | birth_place = [Gillette, Wyoming](/source/Gillette%2C_Wyoming), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 244 | high_school = [Campbell County](/source/Campbell_County_High_School_(Wyoming)) (Gillette) | college = [Wyoming](/source/Wyoming_Cowboys_football) | undraftedyear = 2019 | pastteams = * [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2020}}) * [Tennessee Titans](/source/Tennessee_Titans) ({{NFL Year|2021|2022}})* | status = | pfr = FortAu00 }} '''Austin Fort''' (born May 14, 1995) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [tight end](/source/tight_end) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Wyoming Cowboys](/source/Wyoming_Cowboys_football). ==Early life== Fort attended [Campbell County High School](/source/Campbell_County_High_School_(Wyoming)) in Gillette, Wyoming, where he played quarterback, punter, and placekicker. In his two-year career starting at quarterback for the Campbell County Camels, he totaled 4,667 yards with 45 touchdowns on only 4 interceptions and helped lead his team to the Wyoming 4A state championship in 2012. Fort was considered a first-team all-state selection at quarterback and kicker as both a junior and senior, was named the top football recruit in Wyoming as a senior, and was a Top 25 Rocky Mountain state selection. A 2-star recruit, Austin chose to stay in-state and played at [University of Wyoming](/source/University_of_Wyoming) over offers from [Air Force](/source/Air_Force_Football), [Colorado](/source/Colorado_Buffaloes_football), [Colorado State](/source/Colorado_State_Rams_football), [Illinois](/source/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football), and [Sam Houston State](/source/Sam_Houston_State_Bearkats_football).{{cite web |title=Austin Fort, Wyoming |url=https://gowyo.com/sports/football/roster/austin-fort/3090}} ==College career== In 2014, Fort redshirted as a freshman at the University of Wyoming. The following spring, Fort was transitioned from quarterback to tight end. This decision prompted Fort to transfer to [Chabot Community College](/source/Chabot_College) to continue playing quarterback. In his one season at Chabot, Fort appeared in eight games, throwing for 282 yards on 20 pass attempts, with three touchdowns and one interception.{{cite web |title=2015-16 Football Statistics |url=https://athletics.chabotcollege.edu/sports/fball/2015-16/teams/chabot?view=lineup&r=0&pos=off |website=Chabot Athletics |access-date=8 September 2022}} Fort returned to Wyoming for the 2016 season as a tight end. He appeared in all of the team's 13 games, exclusively on special teams, where he recorded two tackles.{{cite web |title=Austin Fort, Wyoming |url=https://gowyo.com/sports/football/roster/austin-fort/3090}} In the 2017 and 2018 seasons, Fort started at tight end for the Cowboys and caught 17 passes for 229 yards and four touchdowns.{{cite web |title=Austin Fort - Denver Broncos |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/team/players-roster/austin-fort/}} ==Professional career== ===Denver Broncos=== After going undrafted in the 2019 draft, Austin Fort was invited to participate at the [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) training camp. Fort impressed the Broncos and he was signed to the team following training camp. He caught 87 yards and a touchdown in the preseason game against the [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks), but tore his [ACL](/source/ACL_tear) after catching a 29-yard dive pass and landing on his knee. Fort was placed on injury reserve on August 9, 2019. On July 29, 2020, Austin Fort was promoted to the active roster. However, Fort agitated his previous knee injury during practice and was placed on injured reserve on August 14, 2020.{{cite web |title=Denver Broncos TE Austin Fort tears ACL again |date=August 15, 2020 |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/broncos/news/broncos-te-austin-fort-suffers-setback-with-knee-requires-surgery}} On August 31, 2021, Fort was waived by the Broncos.{{cite web|title=Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-make-series-of-roster-transactions-to-reach-53-man-limit|author=DiLalla, Aric|website=DenverBroncos.com|date=August 31, 2021}} ===Tennessee Titans=== On September 14, 2021, Fort was signed to the [Tennessee Titans](/source/Tennessee_Titans) practice squad.{{cite web|title=Titans Promote K Randy Bullock to Active Roster, Place S Amani Hooker on Injured Reserve|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-promote-k-randy-bullock-to-active-roster-place-s-amani-hooker-on-injured-|author=Wyatt, Jim|website=TennesseeTitans.com|date=September 14, 2021}} After the Titans were eliminated in the [Divisional Round](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_NFL_playoffs) of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-sign-11-players-to-reserve-futures-contracts|work=TennesseeTitans.com|title=Titans Sign 11 Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts|date=January 24, 2022|accessdate=January 24, 2022|first=Jim|last=Wyatt}} He was waived on May 2.{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: Titans Waive Four Players|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/roster-moves-titans-waive-four-players|author=Wyatt, Jim|website=TennesseeTitans.com|date=May 2, 2022}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fort, Austin}} Category:Living people Category:1995 births Category:Players of American football from Wyoming Category:American football tight ends Category:Denver Broncos players Category:Tennessee Titans players Category:People from Gillette, Wyoming --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Austin Fort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Fort) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Fort?action=history)). 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