Brett Swain (American football)
 Swain with the Packers in August 2011 |
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| No. 18 San Francisco 49ers | |
| Wide receiver | |
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| Date of birth: June 21, 1985 | |
| Place of birth: Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: San Diego State | |
| NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 217 | |
| Debuted in 2009 for the Green Bay Packers | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of week 15, 2011 | |
| Receptions | 7 |
| Receiving yards | 81 |
| Touchdowns | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Brett Andrew Swain (born June 21, 1985 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Swain graduated from Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, CA. He played college football at San Diego State.
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[edit] College career
Swain played four seasons at San Diego State. As a senior in 2007, he led his team by recording 58 receptions for 973 yards and 5 touchdowns. In 2006 he started a season for the first time and recorded 47 catches for 528 yards and scored twice. He also had 7 carries for 35 yards, though did not record a touchdown. He was an All-Mountain West Conference wide receiver his senior year.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Green Bay Packers
Swain was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. On July 23 it was announced that the Packers signed him to a contract.[1] He was later cut then signed to the team's practice squad. He was resigned to a future contract following the end of the season. On October 27, Swain was placed on the Injured Reserve [2]
On August 28, 2011, Swain was waived by Green Bay.
[edit] San Francisco 49ers
He signed with the San Francisco 49ers on October 11, 2011. He appeared in the playoff game when they defeated the New Orleans Saints
[edit] References
- ^ Rob Demovsky (2008-07-23). "Packers sign Giacomini, Swain, Flynn". greenbaypressgazette.com. http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080723/PKR01/80723126/1058. Retrieved 2008-07-24.[dead link]
- ^ http://packers.com/news/releases/2009/10/27/3/
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- 1985 births
- American football wide receivers
- Green Bay Packers players
- Living people
- People from Asheville, North Carolina
- People from San Diego, California
- Players of American football from California
- Players of American football from North Carolina
- San Diego State Aztecs football players
- San Francisco 49ers players
