Erik Swoope
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Swoope in the 2016 NFL season. | |||||||||||
| No. 86 Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 8, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lake Elsinore, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Harvard-Westlake | ||||||||||
| College: | Miami | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016 | |||||||||||
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Erik Swoope (born May 8, 1992)[1] is an American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college basketball at Miami.
High school & college
Swoope did not play football in high school or in college. He was a basketball player for Harvard-Westlake High School for 4 years, and in his senior year he averaged 21.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game.[2] He played college basketball for the University of Miami and played in 110 games, scoring 291 career points, 186 rebounds, 37 steals, 31 assists and 25 blocks.[2]
Professional career
Swoope was not selected in the 2014 NFL Draft. He signed with the Indianapolis Colts on May 11, 2014.[3] and was waived on August 30.[2] The Colts signed Swoope to their practice squad on September 1, and on January 19, 2015, signed a reserve/future contract to remain with the Colts.[2] Swoope was waived by the Colts on September 5, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[4] On December 30, 2015, Swoope was elevated to the active roster for the first time, after Dwayne Allen was placed on injured reserve.[5] He was active for the Colts' 30–24 win over the Tennessee Titans in Week 17, but did not record a catch.
References
- ↑ "Erik Swoope, TE for the Indianapolis Colts". NFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Indianapolis Colts: Erik Swoope". colts.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ↑ Wells, Mike (May 12, 2014). "Colts sign Erik Swoope to play TE". espn.go.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Colts establish practice squad". blogs.colts.com. September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.