Background
He was born in Salem, Oregon, and attended Sprague High School in Salem.
He was born in Salem, Oregon, and attended Sprague High School in Salem.
He played college football for Oregon State University, and was recognized as the conference player of the year. He was chosen by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He was recognised as a Super Preparatory All-American in 2000 and a Tacoma News-Tribune Northwest Nugget.
Swancutt was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the Valley League twice and earned class 4A"s defensive player of the year.
He also played a number of other sports while at the school including. Basketball and baseball.
Swancutt received an athletic scholarship to attend Oregon State University, where he played for the Oregon State Beavers football team from 2001 to 2004. He was named Pacific-10 Conference co-defensive player of the year in 2004.
Swancutt beat current Ohio State University records with 37 sacks and 60 stops behind the line of scrimmage (previous records held by Ian Breckterfield) during his time at the university.
Swancutt was selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round, 184th overall pick, of the 2005 NFL Draft. He signed with the Lions on July 15, 2005. He played his first NFL game against Baltimore Ravens in October 2005.
He played in eight of the Lions" sixteen games primarily in the kickoff and kickoff return teams.
He was released in July 2007 following a knee injury which occurred during training camp in 2006. Swancutt was signed by the Oakland Raiders on July 27, 2007.
He was released by the Raiders on August 1, 2007. He signed with the Baltimore Ravens on August 6, 2007.
He was released by the Ravens on September 1, 2007.