Cowboys receiver Miles Austin returns to practice and will likely play against the Redskins

By | Published Thursday, October 10, 2013

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin was a full participant in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
This is great news for the Cowboys passing attack, which had over 500 yards against the Denver Broncos last weekend. Austin, has missed the last two games due to a hamstring injury and will play on Sunday against the Washington Redskins. Head coach Jason Garrett spoke about what he has seen in practice from Austin per the Cowboys website.

"He 'd been running well the last couple of days. He got through practice for the most part farily healthy."

Cowboys used rookie wide receiver Terrence Williams and had 11 receptions for 222 yards against the Broncos. This is a great sign for the Cowboys offense with Austin returning and the emergence of Williams will only benefit quarterback Tony Romo. Additionally, Cowboys have two divisional games coming up Sunday at home against 1-3 Redskins and next weekends game at Lincoln Financial Field against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Austin, joined the Cowboys as a undrafted player in 2006 and returned kickoffs as a rookie. He returned 3 kickoffs for 136 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown return in a playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. Furthermore, in his career he has 292 receptions for 4,362 yards and 34 touchdowns. Austin, made his first start on October 11, 2009 against the Kansas City Chiefs and broke a Cowboys receiving record with 10 receptions for 250 yards. A record that once belonged to Bob Hayes, who had 246 receiving yards in 1966 against the Redskins.



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