D. J. Swearinger

Quick Facts

Full Name	D. J. Swearinger
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 1, 1991(1991-09-01)
Age	33
Birthplace	Greenwood
Country	United States
Birth City	South Carolina
Horoscope	Virgo

D. J. Swearinger Biography

D. J. Swearinger is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on September 1, 1991 in Greenwood, South Carolina, United States. Dayarlo Jamal “D. J.” Swearinger Senior. (“/’ s W e@r I N DZ @r/ SWAIR -in-J@r; born September 1st 1991) is an American football safety who plays who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played his college football during his time at South Carolina and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He been a part of his team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals, and the Oakland Raiders.

On the 17th of August 2013 Swearinger struck Miami Dolphins’ tight end Dustin Keller’s right knee. The impact resulted in damaging his MCL, ACL PCL, and ACL, as well as dislocating the knee. Although some players saw the incident “dirty”, Swearinger stated that he slammed his knee low to avoid being fined and the player was not penalized in the NFL. Keller was let go within three days and did not return to the NFL.

The Houston Texans selected Swearinger in the second round (57th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Swearinger was the fifth safety selected in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Coming out of South Carolina, Swearinger was projected to be a second or third round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills. On March 27, 2013, he participated at South Carolina’s pro day, along with Marcus Lattimore, Devin Taylor, Ace Sanders, T. J. Johnson, Justice Cunningham, DeVonte Holloman, Akeem Auguste, and ten other prospects. Team representatives and scouts from 31 NFL teams attended as Swearinger opted to run his 40-yard dash (4.65) , 20-yard dash (2.68), and 10-yard dash (1.52) again, while also performing positional drills. He was ranked the fourth best free safety prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com, the fourth best safety by NFL analyst Mike Mayock, and was ranked the fifth best safety prospect by Sports Illustrated.

He was a professional in the regular-season debut in the Houston Texans’ season-opener against the San Diego Chargers and recorded two solo tackles during their 31-28 win. On the 13th of October in 2013 Swearinger scored two single tackles, and the Texans start safety Danieal Manning was injured by hairline fractures of the right fibula an 11-28 loss to the St. Louis Rams. The next season, Swearinger earned his first career start, replacing Manning and had five solo tackles in an 18-17 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs. In the Week 10 game with the Arizona Cardinals, he recorded three tackles combined, deflected two passes and threw an interception for the first time in his professional career on a failed pass attempt from Carson Palmer during the Texans 24 – 27 loss. On the 29th of December, 2013, Swearinger recorded a season-high 10 combined tackles in a loss of 10-16 in the Tennessee Titans’ final game. Tennessee Titans. After recording a 2-11 mark the Head Coach Gary Kubiak was fired. He ended his rookie season with an average of 71 tackles (54 by himself) and made four deflections on passes and also a pick-up in the course of 16 games and 10 games. He was ranked as the most effective safety at 71 in the NFL from 86 during 2013. NFL season.

D. J. Swearinger Net Worth

D. J. Swearinger is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, D. J. Swearinger 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Swearinger was awarded an athletic scholarship to study at his home University of South Carolina, where he was a player for Steve Spurrier’s South Carolina Gamecocks football team from 2009 until 2012. In his time at the university He played in 33 of the 52 contests in which he played with 244 tackles. He also recorded six interceptions , and three touchdowns. After his senior season in 2012 He was named a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.

A standout athlete in track and track, Swearinger participated in races such as sprints as well as hurdles, jumps and sprints in the off-season, both as senior and junior. In the 2009 Regional Meet, he took sixth in the 100m sprint (10.81s) and was second for the 110m hurdles (14.56s) and was top in high-jump (6-2, or 1.88m).

On July 22, 2013, the Houston Texans signed Swearinger to a four-year, $3.49 million contract.

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Who is D. J. Swearinger Dating?

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On December 1, 2015, Swearinger was signed to the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad. On December 8, 2015, the Arizona Cardinals promoted him to their active roster with Tyrann Mathieu out for the season. On December 10, 2015, he made his Arizona Cardinals’ debut during a 23-20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. The following week, he earned his first start of the season. and recorded three combined tackles and defended a pass, as the Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 40-17. On December 20, 2015, Swearinger made one tackle and forced James Starks to fumble during the 38-8 victory over the Green Bay Packers. He finished the season with seven solo tackles, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble in four games and one start.

Facts & Trivia

D. Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. D. J. Swearinger celebrates birthday on September 1 of every year.

Swearinger made his professional regular season debut in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ season-opening against the Tennessee Titans and made five combined tackles in their 14-42 loss. On September 27, 2015, he recorded a season-high six combined tackles in a 9-19 loss to his former team, the Houston Texans. He missed Week 9-10 with a toe injury.

Where is DJ Swearinger now 2021?

Saints’ D.J. Swearinger signed a contract with the Saints on Wednesday, Luke Johnson of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Swearinger was let go by the Raiders last week and will now join a playoff team down the stretch.

Is DJ Swearinger a free agent?

Contract:1 yr(s) / $805,000
Free Agent:| 2020 / UFA

Who did DJ Swearinger play for?

Originally a second round pick by Houston in 2013, Swearinger spent two seasons with the Texans has since made stops with Tampa Bay (2015), Arizona (2015-16, 2019), Washington (2017-18), Oakland (2019) and New Orleans (2019).

Where was DJ Swearinger born?

Greenwood, SC

Is DJ Swearinger still playing football?

Swearinger signed with the New Orleans Saints on December 19, 2019. On April 6, 2020, Swearinger was re-signed to a one-year, $1.1 million contract. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on January 2, 2021, and activated on January 11.