Eric Swann
Eric Jerrod Swann (born August 16, 1970) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 6'5", 317 lbs. defensive tackle, Swann never attended college and was drafted from a semi-professional football team called the Bay State Titans located in Lynn, Massachusetts. He played in ten NFL seasons from 1991–2000 for the Cardinals and the Carolina Panthers.
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Sanford, North Carolina | August 16, 1970||||||||||||
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High school: | Lillington (NC) Western Harnett | ||||||||||||
College: | Wake Technical Community College | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 | ||||||||||||
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High school
Swann played high school football at Western Harnett High School and graduated in 1989.[1] During his high school years, he was state runner-up in shot-put and discus throwing, recording distances of 54' 02" and 152' 06", respectively.[2]
Semi-pro career
Swann was bound for North Carolina State University, but was ruled academically ineligible. Rather than enrolling as a Proposition 48 [3] In 1990, he left Wake Technical to join the semi-pro Bay State Titans in Lynn, Massachusetts with a $5 an hour salary.[4][5]
Professional career
On April 24, 1991, Swann signed a five-year contract with the Phoenix Cardinals; the team became the Arizona Cardinals in 1994.[5] In 1995 and 1996, Swann was named an NFL All Pro and to those years' Pro Bowl teams.
In 1998, Swann re-signed with the Cardinals for a five-year, $25 million contract with a $7.5 million signing bonus.[6] At that point in time, it was the richest contract ever signed by a Cardinals player in the history of the franchise.[7] Because he was recovering from knee surgeries, Swann did not practice with the Cardinals in the 1999 training camp period.[8] In 1999, he played nine games and had four sacks and a 42-yard interception.[9]
The Cardinals waived Swann on July 11, 2000.[10] Two weeks later, he signed a one-year, veterans' minimum deal with the Carolina Panthers along with Reggie White.[11]
Eric Swann agreed in 2007 to play for the Hudson Valley Saints, who are a member of the North American Football League.[12]
Eric Swann was inducted into the American Football Association's Semi Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.[13]
References
- "Past Shrine Bowl Players in the Pros". HighSchoolOT.com. WRAL. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- "Juventus Vs Parma en Vivo Por Internet".
- Teel, David (August 5, 1989). "Fierce Area Recruiter Vacates Deacons' Staff". The Daily Press. Newport News, Va. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- Duckworth, Ed (September 15, 1996). "Tobin building confidence". The Providence Journal. pp. C8.
Six years ago, the 6-foot-5, 295-pounder dropped out of Wake Technical College in Raleigh, N.C., to play for the Lynn, Mass.-based Bay State Titans of the short-lived Minor League Football System.
- "Cardinals Sign No. 1 Choice, A Former Semipro Player". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 25, 1991. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- "Swann Re-signs With Cardinals". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 12, 1998. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
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(help) - "Swann dives back in". CNNSI.com. Associated Press. July 22, 1999. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- "Eric Swann". NFL. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- "Transactions". The New York Times. July 12, 2000. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- "N.F.L.: TRAINING CAMPS ROUNDUP; Searcy May Miss Year". The New York Times. July 25, 2000. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- Houghtaling, Eric (July 14, 2007). "Saints marching back in". The Daily Freeman. Kingston, N.Y. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008.
- http://www.americanfootballassn.com/forms/2010HallofFameListing.pdf