Freddie Swain

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Freddie Swain
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Swain with the Seattle Seahawks in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1998-08-04) August 4, 1998 (age 25)
Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:North Marion (Citra, Florida)
College:Florida (2016–2019)
Position:Wide receiver
NFL draft:2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 214
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
touchdowns:
6
Return yards:326
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Freddie Swain (born August 4, 1998) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida.

Early years

Swain attended

all-purpose yards.[2] He had 69 career receptions for 996 yards and 15 touchdowns.[1]

College career

Swain totaled 68 receptions for 996 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns in four seasons with the Florida Gators.[3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+14 in
(1.84 m)
197 lb
(89 kg)
30+58 in
(0.78 m)
9 in
(0.23 m)
4.46 s 1.57 s 2.60 s 4.26 s 7.05 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)
10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)
16 reps
All values from
NFL Combine[4][5]

Seattle Seahawks

Swain was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round with the 214th overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft.[6]

Washington Football Team
in 2021.

Swain made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons. During the game, Swain recovered a fumble lost by punt returner Sharrod Neasman in the 38–25 win. He caught his first pass for 17 yards in that game.[7] In Swain's second game at home against the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football, he caught his first touchdown for 21 yards thrown by Russell Wilson.[8] In Week 14, in a home game against the New York Jets, Swain caught a 19 yard touchdown pass thrown by Wilson.[9] On August 30, 2022, Swain was released by the Seahawks.[10]

Miami Dolphins (first stint)

On September 2, 2022, Swain was signed to the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins.[11] On December 10, 2022, Swain was elevated to the active roster.[12]

Denver Broncos

On December 13, 2022, Swain was signed by the Denver Broncos to their active roster.[13] He was waived on March 14, 2023.[14]

Miami Dolphins (second stint)

On March 15, 2023, the Dolphins claimed Swain off waivers.[15] He was waived on August 13, 2023.[16]

Philadelphia Eagles

On August 23, 2023, Swain was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles.[17] He was waived on August 29.[18]

Miami Dolphins (third stint)

On October 3, 2023, Swain was signed to the Dolphins practice squad.[19] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract.[20]

References

  1. ^
    Seattle Times
    . Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Arthur, Ben (April 25, 2020). "Seattle Seahawks take Florida WR Freddie Swain in 6th round of NFL draft". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Freddie Swain College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Freddie Swain Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Draft Scout Freddie Swain, Florida NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons - September 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  8. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  9. ^ Mathews, Liz (December 13, 2020). "WATCH: Russell Wilson finds Freddie Swain for Seahawks TD Week 14". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  10. ^ Weaver, Tim (August 30, 2022). "Seahawks 2022 roster cuts: WR Freddie Swain has been released". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "Dolphins sign Swain to practice squad". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Miami Dolphins elevate Swain". MiamiDolphins.com. December 10, 2022.
  13. ^ Payne, Scotty (December 13, 2022). "Report: Broncos sign wide receiver Freddie Swain off the Dolphins practice squad". Mile High Report. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  14. ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 14, 2023). "Broncos release CB Ronald Darby, waive WRs Victor Bolden and Freddie Swain". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  16. ^ Miami Dolphins (August 13, 2023). "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  17. ^ "Eagles sign WR Freddie Swain ahead of preseason finale". Eagles Wire. August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  18. ^ Spadaro, Dave; McPherson, Chris (August 29, 2023). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  19. ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Practice Squad Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. October 3, 2023.
  20. ^ Masala, Mike (January 15, 2024). "Dolphins sign 8 players to reserve/future contracts after 2023 season". USA Today.

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