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

Raiders Release 25-Year-Old WR Amid Small Roster Shakeup

Raiders Release 25-Year-Old WR Amid Small Roster Shakeup

Raiders Make Final Decision on WR Dont’e Thornton Jr.

Raiders Make Final Decision on WR Dont’e Thornton Jr.

Raiders Named Trade Fit For $130 Million WR Who Is Frustrated With Current Team

Raiders Named Trade Fit For $130 Million WR Who Is Frustrated With Current Team

Raiders Urged to Trade for $80 Million 6-Time All-Pro

Raiders Urged to Trade for $80 Million 6-Time All-Pro

Richard Sherman Suggests 49ers Cut Ties With Polarizing Veteran

Richard Sherman Suggests 49ers Cut Ties With Polarizing Veteran

Raiders Get Good News on Key Injured Player

Raiders Get Good News on Key Injured Player

Klint Kubiak Announces Starting QB Decision Amid Calls For Fernando Mendoza

Klint Kubiak Announces Starting QB Decision Amid Calls For Fernando Mendoza

Quay Walker Goes Off on Raiders Defense in Fiery Rant

Quay Walker Goes Off on Raiders Defense in Fiery Rant

Kirk Cousins Gets Brutally Honest About Possible Benching for Fernando Mendoza

Kirk Cousins Gets Brutally Honest About Possible Benching for Fernando Mendoza

Klint Kubiak Raises Eyebrows With Response to Fernando Mendoza Question

Klint Kubiak Raises Eyebrows With Response to Fernando Mendoza Question

Mark Davis Has Strong Words For Klint Kubiak Amid Losing Streak

Mark Davis Has Strong Words For Klint Kubiak Amid Losing Streak

Raiders Urged to Trade for $52 Million WR

Raiders Urged to Trade for $52 Million WR

Jon Gruden Floats Idea of Raiders Making Blockbuster QB Trade

Jon Gruden Floats Idea of Raiders Making Blockbuster QB Trade

Raiders Announce That Key Starter Will Return From Injury vs. Rams

Raiders Announce That Key Starter Will Return From Injury vs. Rams

Trade Pitch Has Raiders Send $7 Million Bust to Steelers

Trade Pitch Has Raiders Send $7 Million Bust to Steelers

Mark Davis Reveals Raiders Role He Will No Longer Be Involved In

Mark Davis Reveals Raiders Role He Will No Longer Be Involved In

49ers Pushed to Swing Trade for Award-Winning Star WR

49ers Pushed to Swing Trade for Award-Winning Star WR

Proposed Trade Sees Raiders Land $105 Million All-Pro

Proposed Trade Sees Raiders Land $105 Million All-Pro

Jackson Powers-Johnson Shares Strong Reaction to Getting Benched

Jackson Powers-Johnson Shares Strong Reaction to Getting Benched

Klint Kubiak Comments Could Be Bad News For Young Raiders WR

Klint Kubiak Comments Could Be Bad News For Young Raiders WR

Mark Davis Sends Clear Message on Kirk Cousins Amid Losing Streak

Mark Davis Sends Clear Message on Kirk Cousins Amid Losing Streak

Second Bills Player Punished by NFL For Spitting at Raiders

Second Bills Player Punished by NFL For Spitting at Raiders

Raiders Owner Mark Davis Shares Honest Thoughts About Fernando Mendoza

Raiders Owner Mark Davis Shares Honest Thoughts About Fernando Mendoza

One Trade That Raiders Need to Make Before Deadline Revealed

One Trade That Raiders Need to Make Before Deadline Revealed

Ex-Raiders Starter Signs With NFC Team: Report

Ex-Raiders Starter Signs With NFC Team: Report

Raiders Star Tyler Linderbaum Under Fire Over Disappointing Start

Raiders Star Tyler Linderbaum Under Fire Over Disappointing Start

Raiders Sign 2 Super Bowl Champs, Cut Ties With Former First-Round Pick

Raiders Sign 2 Super Bowl Champs, Cut Ties With Former First-Round Pick

NFL Makes Punishment Decision on C.J. Gardner Johnson Over Brock Bowers Incident

NFL Makes Punishment Decision on C.J. Gardner Johnson Over Brock Bowers Incident

Raiders Urged to Bench $35 Million Starter Amid Rough Start

Raiders Urged to Bench $35 Million Starter Amid Rough Start

Bill CB Sends Message to Raiders TE Brock Bowers Over Spitting Incident

Bill CB Sends Message to Raiders TE Brock Bowers Over Spitting Incident