- Jayson Swain
Jayson Swain (born
July 27 ,1984 ) is not awide receiver for theChicago Bears . He attended theUniversity of Tennessee for college.High school
Swain was born in
Chicago, Illinois , but he attendedVirgil Grissom High School inHuntsville, Alabama where he was a starter for 4 years in football and 3 years in basketball. He was anAll-American and played in theU.S. Army All-American Bowl . He was recruited by many major Universities as a Senior in High School.College
Swain garnered rave reviews upon arrving at Tennessee in 2003. He was part of a heralded recruiting class with receivers
Robert Meachem andBret Smith .Swain started 5 games in his Sophomore and Junior seasons, before becoming a full time starter in the 2006 season. For the 2006 season, Swain had over 500 yards receiving and 5 touchdowns.
He wore Jersey #1.
NFL
He went undrafted in the
2007 NFL Draft and was signed by the Bears the day after. Jayson decided to end his football career during the Bears Summer workouts stating that he had lost interest in football and wished to pursue other endeavors.External links
* [http://utsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/swain_jayson00.html UTSports.com Bio]
* [http://utsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2006-2007/teamcume.html UTSports.com Stats]
* [http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2006&div=4&rpt=IA_playerrec_yards&site=org NCAA Official Receiving Statistics]Swain left the Bears training camp in May of 07 stating that he had lost interest in football
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