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Ex-Lions OL Austin sentenced to 1-year probation

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  • Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com
    • Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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Former Detroit Lions offensive lineman Rodney Austin was sentenced to 12 months supervised probation Thursday as a result of the guilty verdict in his misdemeanor assault case.