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Eagles, WR Miles Austin agree to one-year, $2.3 million deal

The Philadelphia Eagles signed wide receiver Miles Austin to a one-year deal worth $2.3 million in base salary and with another $700,000 available in incentives.
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The Philadelphia Eagles have signed wide receiver Miles Austin to a one-year deal, the team announced on Tuesday.

Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported on Monday Austin will receive $2.3 million in base salary with another $700,000 available in incentives.

Austin, who will turn 31 in June, spent last season with the Cleveland Browns, appearing in 12 games before the team placed him on injured reserve with a kidney injury. He caught 47 passes for 568 yards and two touchdowns.

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[daily_cut.nfl]Austin spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Dallas Cowboys, who signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Monmouth University in 2006.

Austin recorded two 1,000-yard seasons in 2009 and 2010—making the Pro Bowl in both—and posted 943 receiving yards in 2012. Over his nine NFL seasons, Miles has recorded 348 receptions for 5,049 yards and 36 touchdowns.

The Eagles currently have Riley Cooper, Josh Huff and Jordan Matthews at wide receiver after Jeremy Maclinsigned with the Kansas City Chiefs earlier this month.

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