Damian Rashad Swann (born December 4, 1992) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at the University of Georgia.
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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| Born: | December 4, 1992 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Atlanta (GA) Grady | ||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 5 / pick: 167 | ||||||
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Early life
editSwann was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He came from a rough background, but still played football, as well as playing baseball and basketball.[1] He attended Henry W. Grady High School in Atlanta.[2] He was heavily recruited by colleges and became the first person in his family to attend college once recruited by Georgia.[1]
College career
editSwann played for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2011 to 2014.[2] He earned Associated Press Second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors his senior season.[2][3][4]
Professional career
editNew Orleans Saints
editSwann was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft.[5] He signed a four-year contract with the Saints on May 11, 2015.[6] He played in seven games, starting two, for the team during the 2015 season.[5] He suffered three concussions in a span of nine weeks and was placed on the injured reserve list with three weeks to go in the season.[7] He returned to the team for training camp in 2016,[8] but on August 31, 2016, it was reported that the Saints had again placed him on injured reserve, ending his season.[9]
On September 2, 2017, Swann was waived by the Saints.[10]
Atlanta Legends
editIn January 2019, Swann joined the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football.[11] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[12]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
editSwann signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on March 17, 2020.[13] However, the 2020 season was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. He was released on June 18, 2021.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "From humble beginnings to the spotlight". georgiadogs.com. November 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Damian Swann". georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Paschall, David (December 26, 2014). "Georgia's Damian Swann thrilled by vastly improved secondary". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Georgias Swann will let his play". Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Damian Swann". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "DAMIAN SWANN". foxsports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Erickson, Joel (June 25, 2016). "Second-year Saints cornerback Damian Swann believes he's put concussion problems behind him". New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Dabe, Christopher (June 14, 2016). "Damian Swann undeterred by 3 concussions in rookie season with Saints". Times-Picayune. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Underhill, Nick (August 31, 2016). "Source: Damian Swann placed on injured reserve". New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints make 37 roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
- ^ Sigler, John (January 1, 2019). "Former Saints DB Damian Swann trying out with AAF". USA Today. Saints Wire. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Bombers add DB Damian Swann, QB Dru Brown". CFL.ca. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ Winnipeg Blue Bombers [@Wpg_BlueBombers] (June 18, 2021). "The teams released the following players from the roster:• DB Malik Boynton • WR Kayaune Ross • DB Demetrious Cox • DB Damian Swann" (Tweet). Retrieved June 21, 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Georgia Bulldogs bio Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine