Rodney Austin (born December 4, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Elon Phoenix and was signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent after the 2012 NFL draft.
He played college football at Elon University.
He was signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He was released on August 31, 2012, when the Lions established their final 53 roster but was signed to their practice squad the next day after he cleared waivers.
On April 21, 2015, Austin was released by the Detroit Lions.
on March 28, 2018, he was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade. On March 15, 2019, he was again assigned to the Brigade.
Rodney is an avid flag football player.