Austin Schlottmann

Originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Denver Broncos on May 1, 2018…Waived by Denver on Sept. 2, 2018, and signed to the Broncos' practice squad on Sept. 2, 2018…Signed to a reserve/futures contract by Denver on Dec. 31, 2018…Waived by Denver on Aug. 31, 2021 and signed to the Broncos' practice squad on Sept. 1, 2021…Signed to Denver's active roster on Nov. 9, 2021…Signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings on March 18, 2022…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 15, 2024.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Denver Broncos on May 1, 2018…Waived by Denver on Sept. 2, 2018, and signed to the Broncos' practice squad on Sept. 2, 2018…Signed to a reserve/futures contract by Denver on Dec. 31, 2018…Waived by Denver on Aug. 31, 2021 and signed to the Broncos' practice squad on Sept. 1, 2021…Signed to Denver's active roster on Nov. 9, 2021…Signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings on March 18, 2022…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 15, 2024.

CAREER NOTES:

• Has played in 67 regular-season games with 14 starts for Denver and Minnesota…Made his first 6 starts at right guard and the last 8 starts at center.
• In 2023, played in 9 games with 3 starts at center for the Vikings…Started at Philadelphia (9/14), vs. the Chargers (9/24), and at Carolina (10/1).
• In his first season with Minnesota in 2022, tied his career highs with 16 games played and 4 starts…Started for the first time as a Viking at Detroit (12/11)…Started and played every offensive snap vs. Indianapolis (12/17)…Started vs. the Giants (12/24)…Started at center and played 5 snaps before getting injured at Green Bay (1/1).
• In 2021, played in 12 games with one start – at Las Vegas (12/26) for the Broncos.
• In 2020, played in all 16 games with 2 starts at right guard.
• In 2019, played in all 16 games with starts at right guard in the last 4 games…Made his NFL debut at Oakland (9/9)…Started for the first time at Houston (12/8)
• In 2018, spent the entire season on Denver's practice squad.

COLLEGE:

• Played in 51 games with 29 starts at Texas Christian…As a senior in 2017, started 8 games at center and 6 at right guard and was named honorable mention All-Big 12…In 2016, started 11 gamed and was named 2^nd-team all-conference, despite missing 2 league games due to injury…In 2015, played in 13 games with 4 starts at center and right guard…As a true freshman in 2014, played in all 13 games.

PERSONAL:

• Last name is pronounced SHLOTE-man…Standout lineman at Brenham (Texas) High School…As a senior, named 4A first-team all-state…Did not allow a sack and helped anchor an offense that totaled almost 6,000 yards…Selected first-team all-district accolades as a sophomore and junior.