THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- On Monday night, in the regular-season opener against the San Francisco 49ers from Santa Clara, California, the Los Angeles Rams will finally unveil their plans for Tavon Austin.
Austin basically touched the ball only one time during the preseason, but that is in no way indicative of the fourth-year receiver's current role within the offense. Quite the contrary. The Rams gave Austin a four-year, $42 million extension in large part because of how much more they believe he can contribute to an offense that is now headed by first-year offensive coordinator Rob Boras and new passing game coordinator Mike Groh.