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American football player (born 1992)
American football player
Damian Swann
Swann with Georgia in 2013
Position:
Cornerback Born: (1992-12-04 ) December 4, 1992 (age 31)
Atlanta, Georgia , U.S.Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 180 lb (82 kg) High school:
Atlanta (GA) Grady College:
Georgia NFL draft:
2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 167
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at
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Damian Rashad Swann (born December 4, 1992) is a former
American football
cornerback . He played
college football at the
University of Georgia .
Early years
Swann 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
Swann 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
New Orleans Saints
Swann 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
In 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
Swann 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
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b
"From humble beginnings to the spotlight" . georgiadogs.com. November 26, 2015. Archived from
the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
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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 .
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"Georgias Swann will let his play" . Archived from
the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015 .
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a
b
"Damian Swann" . pro-football-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2016 .
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"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 .
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