Tavon Austin Injury upate: MRI reveals MCL sprain, out at least 2 weeks
By Josh Hill
The injury rash that struck the NFL this past week just continues to keep delivering blows on Monday morning. After the world was captured by the status of Robert Griffin III and others, word has come down about St. Louis Rams wide receiver Tavon Austin.
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According to Ian Rapoport from NFL Network, the Rams will be without Austin for at least two weeks as the receiver has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL. Austin underwent an MRI on Monday which revealed the sprain, but it’s not as serious as it could have been.
Source: #Rams WR Tavon Austin has a sprained MCL and is out roughly 2 weeks. Just doesn’t stop today.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 15, 2014
It’s been a rough season for the Rams as the team already lost starting quarterback Sam Bradford to a torn ACL and Chris Long is out for most of the season with an ankle injury. Austin won’t be out that long but that’s three for the money in St. Louis and it’s not going to make things easier in an NFC West that is already hard to compete in.
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