Robert Carswell (American football)
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | October 26, 1978 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Gary, Indiana, USA | ||||||||
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College: | Clemson | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2001 / Round: 7 / Pick: 244 | ||||||||
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Robert Carswell (born October 26, 1978 in Gary, Indiana) is a retired American football safety in the NFL. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He attended high school at Stone Mountain High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He played college football at Clemson. Was a Playboy Magazine All-American in 1999. Robert currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina with his wife Demetria. They have one daughter.
NFL career
Carswell played all 16 games his rookie season as a backup to pro bowler Rodney Harrison. In that season he totaled 17 tackles, including 14 solo tackles.
In 2002 he missed most of the team's offseason and preseason festivities with nagging shoulder and knee injuries. After being inactive in four of the team's first six games, Carswell was released by the Chargers on October 15, 2002.