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Report: Rams to keep Tavon Austin on restructured deal

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The Los Angeles Rams are keeping receiver Tavon Austin on a restructured contract after reportedly deciding to move on from him in February, reports Vincent Bonsignore of Los Angeles Daily News.

Austin was set to have an $8-million cap hit in 2018 with a base salary of $3 million and $5 million guaranteed. He's restructured his deal so that the $3-million base salary becomes incentive-based and his cap hit is reduced to $5 million, reports Bonsignore.

The former first-round pick was particularly disappointing in 2017 as the rest of the Rams' offense flourished, catching just 13 passes for 47 yards while rushing for 270 yards on 59 attempts. If his 2018 production is similar, the restructured contract will essentially cost the same as if the Rams had cut Austin.

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