Austin Larkin
Austin Blake Larkin (born April 6, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue. College career. Larkin began his college career as a walk-on at the University of Notre Dame as a linebacker. He appeared in a single game during the 2014 season, but did not record any stats. Larkin transferred to the City College of San Francisco for the 2015 season where he switched to defensive end. As a sophomore, he record 38 tackles with 7 sacks. Just hours after finishing  a game, Larkin got on a red-eye flight to West Lafayette, Indiana, where Purdue University head coach, Darrell Hazell offered him a scholarship and he accepted. Professional career. Dallas Cowboys. Larkin signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018. He was waived on September 1, 2018. Atlanta Falcons. On May 29, 2019, Larkin was signed by the Atlanta Falcons. He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 23, 2019, but was waived three days later  and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 17, 2019. He was waived on August 4, 2020. Carolina Panthers. Larkin had a tryout with the Tennessee Titans on August 22, 2020. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers on August 28, 2020. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 17. On August 8, 2021, Larkin was waived/injured and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 17. He was re-signed  to the Panthers practice squad on October 27. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 10, 2022. Personal. He is the nephew of former Major League Baseball (MLB) player, Barry Larkin.