A former Clemson standout has landed with a new NFL team.
The Minnesota Vikings announced this week they have signed outside linebacker Austin Bryant to their practice squad.
Bryant played 36 defensive snaps across two games for the San Francisco 49ers this season before being released by the team last week.
A fourth-round pick of the Detroit Lions in the 2019 NFL Draft, Bryant played in 33 games with Detroit from 2019-22 and made six starts for the Lions from 2020-21.
The 6-foot-5, 250-pounder recorded all 4.5 of his career sacks during the 2021 season, and for his NFL career, he has 66 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, 11 quarterback hits and a pass breakup in 35 games.
Bryant was part of Clemson’s two-deep rotation for his entire career, completing his time as a Tiger with 153 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 20.0 sacks, 32 quarterback pressures, four pass breakups, two caused fumbles and an interception over 51 games (29 starts) from 2015-18. The Georgia native earned Outstanding Defensive Player honors in the CFP Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic in the midst of Clemson’s undefeated 2018 campaign.
The #Vikings have signed DL Sheldon Day from the practice squad to the active roster. WR Trishton Jackson has been waived.
OLB Austin Bryant has been signed to the practice squad and WR Dan Chisena has been released from the practice squad. pic.twitter.com/o22na0ZEcy
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) November 21, 2023
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