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

Maxx Crosby Puts NFL on Notice With Stern Message Amid Raiders Rumors

Maxx Crosby Puts NFL on Notice With Stern Message Amid Raiders Rumors

Raiders Warned Against Drafting Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza

Raiders Warned Against Drafting Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza

Raiders Make Eye-Opening Patrick Graham Decision Amid Coaching Search

Raiders Make Eye-Opening Patrick Graham Decision Amid Coaching Search

Raiders WR Reacts to Fernando Mendoza’s Big Game vs. Oregon

Raiders WR Reacts to Fernando Mendoza’s Big Game vs. Oregon

Raiders Dealt Unfortunate News on Maxx Crosby Amid Trade Rumors

Raiders Dealt Unfortunate News on Maxx Crosby Amid Trade Rumors

Dodgers Add Veteran Infielder Amid Rumors of Much Bigger Move

Dodgers Add Veteran Infielder Amid Rumors of Much Bigger Move

Raiders Told to Hire Star College Coach With No NFL Experience

Raiders Told to Hire Star College Coach With No NFL Experience

Ex-Raiders Pro Bowler & Fan Favorite Cut by New Team Before Playoffs

Ex-Raiders Pro Bowler & Fan Favorite Cut by New Team Before Playoffs

Antonio Pierce Gives Brutally Honest Take on Fernando Mendoza’s Raiders Fit

Antonio Pierce Gives Brutally Honest Take on Fernando Mendoza’s Raiders Fit

David Carr Stirs Raiders Speculation With Comments on Derek Carr & Jon Gruden

David Carr Stirs Raiders Speculation With Comments on Derek Carr & Jon Gruden

Insider Floats Rumor of Reunion Between Raiders & Reviled Former Head Coach

Insider Floats Rumor of Reunion Between Raiders & Reviled Former Head Coach

Former QB Shares Revealing Arch Manning-Raiders Take

Former QB Shares Revealing Arch Manning-Raiders Take

Geno Smith Makes Notable Pivot After Trying to Distance Himself From Raiders

Geno Smith Makes Notable Pivot After Trying to Distance Himself From Raiders

Key Raiders Starter Wants to Return to Vegas Despite Coaching Change

Key Raiders Starter Wants to Return to Vegas Despite Coaching Change

Mike Mayock Has Strong Take on Which Head Coach Raiders Should’ve Hired

Mike Mayock Has Strong Take on Which Head Coach Raiders Should’ve Hired

Derek Carr Makes Endorsement for Raiders’ Head Coaching Job

Derek Carr Makes Endorsement for Raiders’ Head Coaching Job

Raiders Floated as Ideal John Harbaugh Landing Spot for Unique Reason

Raiders Floated as Ideal John Harbaugh Landing Spot for Unique Reason

Lakers Predicted to Add High-Scoring Guard With Big-Time Upside

Lakers Predicted to Add High-Scoring Guard With Big-Time Upside

Revealing Jackson Powers-Johnson Rumor Leaks After Pete Carroll Firing

Revealing Jackson Powers-Johnson Rumor Leaks After Pete Carroll Firing

Raiders Set up First HC Interview After Firing Pete Carroll: Report

Raiders Set up First HC Interview After Firing Pete Carroll: Report

Raiders Predicted to Make Head Coaching Hire That Could Irk NFL

Raiders Predicted to Make Head Coaching Hire That Could Irk NFL

Maxx Crosby Issues Strong Response to Raiders Firing Pete Carroll

Maxx Crosby Issues Strong Response to Raiders Firing Pete Carroll

Geno Smith Makes Head-Turning Move After Raiders’ Pete Carroll Firing

Geno Smith Makes Head-Turning Move After Raiders’ Pete Carroll Firing

Raiders Sign 12 Players, Including Ex-Tom Brady Teammate & Son of Hall of Famer

Raiders Sign 12 Players, Including Ex-Tom Brady Teammate & Son of Hall of Famer

New Leak Reveals How Raiders Truly Felt About Brennan Carroll Hiring

New Leak Reveals How Raiders Truly Felt About Brennan Carroll Hiring

Ashton Jeanty Explains What Next HC Needs to Do Better After Pete Carroll Firing

Ashton Jeanty Explains What Next HC Needs to Do Better After Pete Carroll Firing

Raiders Make First Roster Move After Firing Pete Carroll

Raiders Make First Roster Move After Firing Pete Carroll

Raiders Reveal John Spytek’s Fate in Pete Carroll Firing Announcement

Raiders Reveal John Spytek’s Fate in Pete Carroll Firing Announcement

Asthon Jeanty Puts Raiders Front Office on Notice With No. 1 Pick Comments

Asthon Jeanty Puts Raiders Front Office on Notice With No. 1 Pick Comments

Mark Davis Delivers Honest Message After Raiders Beat Chiefs

Mark Davis Delivers Honest Message After Raiders Beat Chiefs