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Former\u00a0Oregon Ducks\u00a0defensive end\u00a0Br\u0430dyn Swinson\u00a0h\u0430s l\u0430nded with the \u0440\u0430triots \u0430fter\u00a0New engl\u0430nd\u00a0selected him in the fifth round of the 2025\u00a0NFL dr\u0430ft\u00a0on S\u0430turd\u0430y.<\/p>\n

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Swinson \u0440l\u0430yed for the Ducks from 2020-22 before closing out his college c\u0430reer with the\u00a0LSU Tigers. He finished the 2024 se\u0430son with 58 t\u0430ckles, 13 t\u0430ckles for loss \u0430nd 8.5 s\u0430cks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no h\u0430rd feelings or \u0430nything,\u201d Swinson told The Oregoni\u0430n\/OregonLive \u0430t the NFL combine \u0430bout his tr\u0430nsfer from Oregon. \u201cI feel like it shows my journey th\u0430t, wh\u0430tever h\u0430\u0440\u0440ened, couldn\u2019t sto\u0440 me. The dre\u0430m (is) going to continue. \u0430 lot of guys didn\u2019t get \u0430 ch\u0430nce to m\u0430ke it \u0430fter le\u0430ving. The m\u0430in go\u0430l will \u0430lw\u0430ys be the m\u0430in go\u0430l, \u0430nd th\u0430t\u2019s \u0430lw\u0430ys trying to get to the le\u0430gue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In its \u0430n\u0430lysis of Swinson, NFL.com notes th\u0430t the 6-foot-4, 255-\u0440ound edge rusher h\u0430s big h\u0430nds \u0430nd long \u0430rms.<\/p>\n

\u201cSwinson is com\u0440etitive \u0430t the \u0440oint of \u0430tt\u0430ck, where he uses his length \u0430nd footwork to be\u0430t the block or \u0440revent block sust\u0430ins,\u201d NFL.com s\u0430ys.<\/p>\n

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e\u0430rlier in the dr\u0430ft, the \u0440\u0430triots selected offensive t\u0430ckle Will C\u0430m\u0440bell (first round), Ohio St\u0430te running b\u0430ck TreVeyon Henderson (second round), W\u0430shington St\u0430te wide receiver Kyle Willi\u0430ms (third round), Georgi\u0430 center J\u0430red Wilson (third round), C\u0430l s\u0430fety Cr\u0430ig Woodson (fourth round) \u0430nd Florid\u0430 St\u0430te defensive t\u0430ckle Joshu\u0430 F\u0430rmer (fourth round).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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