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

Free Agent WR Raiders Plan to Pursue Revealed: Report

Free Agent WR Raiders Plan to Pursue Revealed: Report

Maxx Crosby Offers Big Update as Raiders Trade Rumors Heat Up

Maxx Crosby Offers Big Update as Raiders Trade Rumors Heat Up

Nephew of Team Legend Sends Clear Message on Raiders After Meeting

Nephew of Team Legend Sends Clear Message on Raiders After Meeting

Raiders HC Klint Kubiak Gives Strong Take on Jackson Powers-Johnson

Raiders HC Klint Kubiak Gives Strong Take on Jackson Powers-Johnson

Baffling Trade Pitch Has Raiders Deal for Lions QB Jared Goff

Baffling Trade Pitch Has Raiders Deal for Lions QB Jared Goff

Chip Kelly’s Raiders Stint May Have Been Worse Than People Thought

Chip Kelly’s Raiders Stint May Have Been Worse Than People Thought

Raiders Floated Idea to Indiana Star About Fernando Mendoza Reunion in Vegas

Raiders Floated Idea to Indiana Star About Fernando Mendoza Reunion in Vegas

Significant Update on Ex-Raiders QB Derek Carr’s NFL Future Leaked

Significant Update on Ex-Raiders QB Derek Carr’s NFL Future Leaked

Raiders May Start QB Other Than Fernando Mendoza, but Not Geno Smith: Insider

Raiders May Start QB Other Than Fernando Mendoza, but Not Geno Smith: Insider

Klint Kubiak Announces Significant Change to Raiders’ Defensive Scheme

Klint Kubiak Announces Significant Change to Raiders’ Defensive Scheme

Wild Trade Proposal Has Raiders Give up No. 1 Pick to Get $230 Million QB

Wild Trade Proposal Has Raiders Give up No. 1 Pick to Get $230 Million QB

Raiders Make It Clear Which Key Free Agent They’d ‘Love’ to Re-Sign

Raiders Make It Clear Which Key Free Agent They’d ‘Love’ to Re-Sign

Geno Smith’s Raiders Future Gets Update From John Spytek

Geno Smith’s Raiders Future Gets Update From John Spytek

Raiders GM John Spytek Has Two Word Response to Maxx Crosby Trade Rumors

Raiders GM John Spytek Has Two Word Response to Maxx Crosby Trade Rumors

Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty Addresses Maxx Crosby Trade Rumors: Exclusive

Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty Addresses Maxx Crosby Trade Rumors: Exclusive

Raiders Dealt Unfortunate News on Possible WR Target

Raiders Dealt Unfortunate News on Possible WR Target

Raiders Projected to Sign Dual-Threat RB With 175 Career Catches

Raiders Projected to Sign Dual-Threat RB With 175 Career Catches

Raiders Strike Deal With Las Vegas Native to Return Home

Raiders Strike Deal With Las Vegas Native to Return Home

Ex-Raiders GM Sends Clear Fernando Mendoza Message to Vegas

Ex-Raiders GM Sends Clear Fernando Mendoza Message to Vegas

Raiders Predicted to Reunite Klint Kubiak With Super Bowl Pass Rusher

Raiders Predicted to Reunite Klint Kubiak With Super Bowl Pass Rusher

Maxx Crosby Announces Big Career Move Amid Raiders Trade Rumors

Maxx Crosby Announces Big Career Move Amid Raiders Trade Rumors

Raiders Need to Sign Projected $42 Million All-Pro Speedster WR

Raiders Need to Sign Projected $42 Million All-Pro Speedster WR

Raiders Battling With Top College Team to Hire Super Bowl Champion Coach: Report

Raiders Battling With Top College Team to Hire Super Bowl Champion Coach: Report

Future Hall of Famer Makes It Clear He’ll Never Play for Raiders

Future Hall of Famer Makes It Clear He’ll Never Play for Raiders

Baker Mayfield Shares Honest Opinion of Fernando Mendoza: Exclusive

Baker Mayfield Shares Honest Opinion of Fernando Mendoza: Exclusive

Derek Carr Issues Blunt Take on Raiders Trading Maxx Crosby

Derek Carr Issues Blunt Take on Raiders Trading Maxx Crosby

Ex-Raiders GM Mike Mayock Delivers Strong Statement on Fernando Mendoza

Ex-Raiders GM Mike Mayock Delivers Strong Statement on Fernando Mendoza

Klint Kubiak Could Make Polarizing Geno Smith Move: Insider

Klint Kubiak Could Make Polarizing Geno Smith Move: Insider

Beloved Former Raiders Coach Steps Away From NFL for Unknown Reason

Beloved Former Raiders Coach Steps Away From NFL for Unknown Reason

Raiders Predicted to Sign 2 Emerging Star DBs With 86 Combined Starts

Raiders Predicted to Sign 2 Emerging Star DBs With 86 Combined Starts