Austin Boyd
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Austin Boyd

Expertise:
NFL, NBA, Football, Basketball
Education:
UC Irvine
Location:
Las Vegas, Nevada

Experience

Austin Boyd covers the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Lakers for Heavy.com, where he first joined as a sports contributor in 2019.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, his featured work at Heavy includes live coverage from the NFL draft and Reese's Senior Bowl, interviews with NFL stars Darren Waller and Joe Montana, and a behind-the-scenes look at "The Shop."

Education

Austin Boyd holds a bachelor's degree in literary journalism from the University of California, Irvine, where he graduated in 2016.

Latest Articles From Austin Boyd

Dave Ziegler Addresses Speculation of Raiders Making Draft Day Trade

Dave Ziegler Addresses Speculation of Raiders Making Draft Day Trade

LeBron James Issues Strong Response to NBA Legend’s Claim About KD & Kyrie

LeBron James Issues Strong Response to NBA Legend’s Claim About KD & Kyrie

Derek Carr Shares Intriguing Reaction to Deebo Samuel’s Trade Request

Derek Carr Shares Intriguing Reaction to Deebo Samuel’s Trade Request

Pro Bowler Could Be ‘Odd Man out’ Amid Raiders’ Spending Spree, per Insider

Pro Bowler Could Be ‘Odd Man out’ Amid Raiders’ Spending Spree, per Insider

Lakers Urged to Sign NBA Champion Sharpshooter in Free Agency

Lakers Urged to Sign NBA Champion Sharpshooter in Free Agency

Warriors Owner Takes Veiled Shot at Lakers’ Front Office

Warriors Owner Takes Veiled Shot at Lakers’ Front Office

Derek Carr Reveals Message Tom Brady Sent After Josh McDaniels Hiring

Derek Carr Reveals Message Tom Brady Sent After Josh McDaniels Hiring

Ex-Raiders Coach in Hot Water After Cutting Player for Controversial Reason

Ex-Raiders Coach in Hot Water After Cutting Player for Controversial Reason

Ex-Player Ponders Lakers Trade for Legendary Coach Despite Hatred of Team

Ex-Player Ponders Lakers Trade for Legendary Coach Despite Hatred of Team

Mike Mayock Reveals Who He Would’ve Hired as Raiders Head Coach

Mike Mayock Reveals Who He Would’ve Hired as Raiders Head Coach

Key Lakers Free Agent Predicted to Leave & ‘Run It Back’ With Former Team

Key Lakers Free Agent Predicted to Leave & ‘Run It Back’ With Former Team

Proposed Trade With NFC Team Has Raiders Moving up 46 Spots in the Draft

Proposed Trade With NFC Team Has Raiders Moving up 46 Spots in the Draft

Rich Bisaccia Breaks Silence on Tenure as Raiders Head Coach

Rich Bisaccia Breaks Silence on Tenure as Raiders Head Coach

Raiders Predicted to Let Former 1st Round Pick Hit Free Agency After Season

Raiders Predicted to Let Former 1st Round Pick Hit Free Agency After Season

‘Realistic’ Trade Proposal From Insider Lands Lakers $60 Million Star Forward

‘Realistic’ Trade Proposal From Insider Lands Lakers $60 Million Star Forward

Key Free Agent Responds to Calls to Sign With Raiders After Visit

Key Free Agent Responds to Calls to Sign With Raiders After Visit

Ex-Player Predicts Young Star To Join Lakers: ‘I See Nothing but Purple & Gold’

Ex-Player Predicts Young Star To Join Lakers: ‘I See Nothing but Purple & Gold’

5-Time Pro Bowl Free Agent Raiders ‘Showed Interest’ in Signs With AFC Team

5-Time Pro Bowl Free Agent Raiders ‘Showed Interest’ in Signs With AFC Team

8-Time All-Star Changes Tone on Possible LeBron James Team Up

8-Time All-Star Changes Tone on Possible LeBron James Team Up

Derek Carr Sounds off on What It’s Like to Throw to Davante Adams Again

Derek Carr Sounds off on What It’s Like to Throw to Davante Adams Again

Raiders Should Consider Signing 4-Time Pro Bowl WR With 4.34 Speed

Raiders Should Consider Signing 4-Time Pro Bowl WR With 4.34 Speed

Derek Carr Explains How Renfrow & Waller Affected Contract Decision

Derek Carr Explains How Renfrow & Waller Affected Contract Decision

Derek Carr Reveals Directive to Agent Had Raiders Not Signed Him

Derek Carr Reveals Directive to Agent Had Raiders Not Signed Him

Lakers Guard Punished by NBA for Controversial Tweet

Lakers Guard Punished by NBA for Controversial Tweet

Chandler Jones & Maxx Crosby Have Strong Reactions to Derek Carr Extension News

Chandler Jones & Maxx Crosby Have Strong Reactions to Derek Carr Extension News

Proposed Trade Sends Lakers All-Star Forward & Impact Scorer

Proposed Trade Sends Lakers All-Star Forward & Impact Scorer

Raiders Reach Decision on Contract Extension for Derek Carr

Raiders Reach Decision on Contract Extension for Derek Carr

Fans Celebrate Lakers Finally Getting off Former All-Star’s Horrific Contract

Fans Celebrate Lakers Finally Getting off Former All-Star’s Horrific Contract

Raiders Re-Sign TE & Veteran DB, Cut Young OL

Raiders Re-Sign TE & Veteran DB, Cut Young OL

Raiders Named Potential Fit for 2 Remaining Free Agents With All-Pro Pedigrees

Raiders Named Potential Fit for 2 Remaining Free Agents With All-Pro Pedigrees