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Position:
  
Tight end

Name
  
Erik Swoope

Roster status:
  
Practice squad

Weight
  
110 kg


Undrafted:
  
2014

Height
  
1.96 m

College:
  
Miami (FL)

Role
  
American football player

Siblings
  
Devin Swoope

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Date of birth:
  
(1992-05-08) May 8, 1992 (age 23)

Place of birth:
  
Lake Elsinore, California

Number
  
21 (Miami Hurricanes men's basketball / Forward)

Parents
  
Gerald Swoope, Denise Swoope

Profiles


High school
  
Harvard-Westlake School

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Erik Swoope (born May 8, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college basketball at Miami, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Colts after the 2014 NFL Draft.

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High school career

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Swoope attended Harvard-Westlake High School and played on the basketball team. As a senior year he averaged 21.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game, as well as 2.8 steals as well as 71% free throw percentage. He recorded 16 games of 20-or-more points, including eight with 30-or-more points. He scored 10-or-more points in all but two games that season. He also recorded 12 double-doubles, including one 30-point, 21-rebound game. He recorded a season high 40 points on 14-17 shooting, including shooting 12-of-13 free throws.

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He was also named the Mission League Most Valuable Player (MVP). The Los Angeles Daily News called him the "most dominant boys' basketball player" in the San Fernando Valley. He was rated the 41st overall power forward by ESPN.

College career

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Swoope attended the University of Miami, where he majored in economics.

As a freshman during the 2010-2011 season, he appeared in 29 games (nine starts) as a true freshman. He averaged 1.4 points and one rebound in 6.5 minutes-per-game. He was named to the 2011 ACC All-Academic Basketball team. As a sophomore in the 2011-2012 season, he appeared in 23 games (eight starts). He averaged 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 11.7 minutes-per-game, while shooting 50% (23-of-46) from the field and 47.1% free throw percentage.

As a junior during the 2012-2013 season, he appeared in 27 games. He averaged 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds-per-game, while shooting 18-of-28 (64.3%) from the field. As a senior in the 2013-2014 season, he appeared in 31 games (10 starts). He averaged five points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.4 blocks and 18.4 minutes-per-game.

For his career, he appeared in 110 games (27 starts). He averaged 2.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.3 steals, 0.3 assists, 0.3 blocks in 10.8 minutes-per-game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, Swoope signed with the Indianapolis Colts on May 11, 2014. and was waived on August 30. The Colts then signed Swoope to their practice squad on September 1, and on January 19, 2015, he signed a reserve/future contract to remain with the Colts. Swoope was waived by the Colts on September 5, and signed to the practice squad the next day. On December 30, 2015, Swoope was elevated to the active roster for the first time, after Dwayne Allen was placed on injured reserve.

Swoope started his first career game against the Denver Broncos during Week 2 of the 2016 season. Swoope caught his first career touchdown in a 34–6 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 15.

On September 4, 2017, Swoope was placed on injured reserve after undergoing minor knee surgery in August 2017.

Personal life

Swoope is the son of Denise and Gerald Swoope. He has a brother named Devin Swoope.

References

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