Damian Swann

Damian Swann

Swann with Georgia in 2013
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Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:	Atlanta (GA) Grady
College:	Georgia
NFL draft:	2015 / round: 5 / pick: 167
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2015–2016) Atlanta Legends (2019) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2020)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-SEC (2014)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 22 Pass deflections: 4
Player stats at PFR

Damian Rashad Swann (born December 4, 1992) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at the University of Georgia.

Early life

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

1. "From humble beginnings to the spotlight". georgiadogs.com. November 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
2. "Damian Swann". georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
3. Paschall, David (December 26, 2014). "Georgia's Damian Swann thrilled by vastly improved secondary". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
4. "Georgias Swann will let his play". Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
5. "Damian Swann". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
6. "DAMIAN SWANN". foxsports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
7. 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.
8. Dabe, Christopher (June 14, 2016). "Damian Swann undeterred by 3 concussions in rookie season with Saints". Times-Picayune. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
9. Underhill, Nick (August 31, 2016). "Source: Damian Swann placed on injured reserve". New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
10. "New Orleans Saints make 37 roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
11. Sigler, John (January 1, 2019). "Former Saints DB Damian Swann trying out with AAF". USA Today. Saints Wire. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
12. Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
13. "Bombers add DB Damian Swann, QB Dru Brown". CFL.ca. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
14. 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

• Georgia Bulldogs bio Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine