INDIANAPOLIS — A knee injury ended Erik Swoope’s promising second NFL season before it ever could get started.
And with that issue now behind him, the athletic tight end is ready to add his flavor to a talented position group in Indy.
The Indianapolis Colts announced today that Swoope has signed his exclusive rights tender, officially keeping him with the team for the 2018 season.
Swoope was signed by the Colts in the 2014 offseason after having never played organized football. A basketball player at the University of Miami, many believed his athleticism could translate well to being an NFL tight end, as had previously been the case with guys like Antonio Gates and former Colt Marcus Pollard.