 Swann with the Georgia Bulldogs in 2013 | |||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | (1992-12-04)December 4, 1992 (age 32) 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: 5th round, 167th pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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Damian Rashad Swann (born December 4, 1992) is an American former professionalfootballcornerback. He playedcollege football at theUniversity of Georgia.
Swann was born inAtlanta, Georgia. He came from a rough background, but still playedfootball, as well as playingbaseball andbasketball.[1] He attendedHenry 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]
Swann played for theGeorgia Bulldogs from 2011 to 2014.[2] He earnedAssociated Press Second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors his senior season.[2][3][4]
Swann was drafted by theNew Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the2015 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 the2015 season.[5] He suffered three concussions in a span of nine weeks and was placed on theinjured reserve list with three weeks to go in the season.[7] He returned to the team fortraining 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]
In January 2019, Swann joined theAtlanta Legends of theAlliance of American Football.[11] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[12]
Swann signed with theWinnipeg Blue Bombers of theCanadian Football League on March 17, 2020.[13] However, the 2020 season was later cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Canada. He was released on June 18, 2021.[14]