Advertisement

Rams sign former Arizona receivers Austin Hill and David Richards to free-agent contracts

Arizona receiver Austin Hill (29) celebrates with a teammate after catching a game-winning, 47-yard touchdown pass against California on Sept. 20, 2014.
(Christian Petersen / Getty Images)
Share via

The Rams have signed former University of Arizona receivers Austin Hill and David Richards to free-agent contracts, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

Hill, who attended Corona Roosevelt High, had brief free-agent stints with the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets after the 2015 draft before joining the New England Patriots practice squad.

The 6-foot-3, 212-pound Hill is the son of former Rams tight end David Hill and the nephew of CBS2 sportscaster Jim Hill.

Advertisement

Austin Hill caught 81 passes, 11 for touchdowns at Arizona in 2012 but suffered a knee injury that forced him to sit out the 2013 season. In 2014, he had 49 catches, four for touchdowns.

The Raiders signed Hill to a free-agent contract after the 2015 draft. He was released and signed with the Jets, who also released him.

Sports

Final steel beam placed in new Rams stadium construction On Now

Final steel beam placed in new Rams stadium construction

Carlos Balderas of the USA Olympic Boxing team On Now

Carlos Balderas of the USA Olympic Boxing team

2016 US Open of Surfing On Now

2016 US Open of Surfing

Rams open training camp in Irvine On Now

Video: Rams open training camp in Irvine

Rams receiver Tavon Auston, "We in Cali" On Now

Rams receiver Tavon Auston, "We in Cali"

Behind the scenes: Creating Olympians' portraits On Now

Behind the scenes: Creating Olympians' portraits

Rams training camp from a St. Louis perspective On Now

Rams training camp from a St. Louis perspective

Rams Trumaine Johnson back home in California On Now

Rams Trumaine Johnson back home in California

Kanoa Igarashi: Huntington Beach is the first Asian-American surfer to qualify for the World Surf League's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour. On Now

Kanoa Igarashi: Huntington Beach is the first Asian-American surfer to qualify for the World Surf League's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour.

Gary Klein and Lindsey Thiry recap Rams training camp Day 2 On Now

Gary Klein and Lindsey Thiry recap Rams training camp Day 2

Advertisement

Richards, 6-4 and 213 pounds, last season caught 42 passes for Arizona. The former Palmdale High standout signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent.

Follow Gary Klein on Twitter @LATimesklein

Advertisement