The New York Jets got off to a hot start this season. They started the season 7-4 and seemed to have things figured out. However, they have since lost four games and find themselves at 7-8 and fighting for a playoff spot. To make matters worse their quarterback situation seems to be completely unanswered. Now they face another uphill battle as their wide receivers coach will be suspended for at least one year.
New York Jets Wide Receiver Coach Miles Austin Suspended
New York Jets wide receivers coach Miles Austin has been suspended by the NFL for a minimum of one year. The reasoning for the suspension is violating the NFL’s gambling policy. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy on Friday confirmed the suspension. McCarthy added the league would have no further comment until the appeal is resolved. The former NFL wide receiver did not coach in the Jets’ 19-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night.
Miles Austin will appeal the suspension per his attorney. William P. Deni Jr., Turner’s attorney, said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press that Austin did not gamble on football.
“The NFL suspended Miles Austin for wagering from a legal mobile account on table games and non-NFL professional sports,” Deni said. “Miles did not wager on any NFL game in violation of the gambling policy for NFL personnel. He has been fully cooperative with the NFL’s investigation. He is appealing his suspension.”
Austin is currently in his second season coaching on New York’s staff. The 38-year-old Austin also served as a pro and college scouting intern for Dallas during the 2017 and ’18 seasons.
Austin caught 361 passes for 5,273 yards and 37 touchdowns during a 10-year NFL playing career. He was signed by the Cowboys as an un-drafted free agent out of Monmouth in 2006, Austin played his first eight seasons in Dallas and made the Pro Bowl in 2009 and 2010.
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