Russ Swan (American football)

Russell Scot Swan is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Virginia.

Russ Swan
Position:Linebacker
Career information
High school:Yorktown (NY)
College:Virginia
Undrafted:1986
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (1987)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:5
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

As a senior at the University of Virginia, he led the team with 125 tackles (third in school history), collecting 58 solo tackles and 67 assisted tackles. He finished his career as the school's second All-time leading tackler (373), after making 181 solo tackles and 192 assisted tackles.[1]

Professional career

Swan was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1986 NFL Draft. He was waived on August 26.[2]

In 1987, he was signed as a free agent. He was released on September 1.[3] After the NFLPA strike was declared on the third week of the season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16 game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. He was re-signed to be a part of the Dallas replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media.[4] He started 3 games at middle linebacker. On October 27, he was placed on the injured reserve list.[5]

References
  1. "UVa Records: Defensive Records". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. "Tuesday's Sports Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. "Transactions". New York Times. September 2, 1987. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  4. "Who's playing today and for whom". Lakeland Ledger. October 4, 1987.
  5. "For the Record". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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