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Position: | Placekicker |
Personal information | |
Date of birth: | February 10, 1988 |
Place of birth: | West Islip, New York |
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight: | 173 lb (78 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Fort Lauderdale (FL) Aquinas |
College: | Michigan State |
Undrafted: | 2010 |
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Brett Swenson (born February 10, 1988) is a former American football placekicker. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Michigan State University.
Brett Swenson was born on February 10, 1988 in West Islip, New York to parents Gary and Celia Swenson. He grew up in Pompano Beach, Florida and attended Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for his first three years, where he was a two-year starter in football. As a junior, he recorded a total of 44 points. Swenson made good nine of 11 field goal attempts, including three of 40-yards or longer and a career-best of 49 yards, 17 of 18 extra point attempts, and 19 kickoffs that resulted in touchbacks. That season, he was named a Miami Herald first-team All-Broward County player and a Florida Sports Writers Association (FSWA) Class 3A second-team all-state player.
For his senior year in 2005, Swenson attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He recorded a total of 81 points and made seven of 11 field goal and 60 of 61 extra point attempts. He also executed 57 kickoffs for touchbacks. He was named a FSWA Class 5A second-team all-state and South Florida Sun-Sentinel first-team all-county player. Both Scout.com and Rivals.com rated him the fourth-ranked placekicker in the nation.