23 Facts About Dwayne Carswell

Dwayne Carswell was born on January 18,1972 and is an American former professional football player who was a tight end from 1994 to 2005 for the Denver Broncos in the National Football League.

Dwayne Carswell was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Broncos in 1994.

Dwayne Carswell received the Ed Block Courage Award, after suffering season-ending internal injuries in October 2005, in a car crash in Aurora, Colorado.

Dwayne Carswell was signed by the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League in January 2007.

Dwayne Carswell was born in Jacksonville, Florida and attended Temple High School and University Christian School where he was an All-State selection as a junior and senior.

Dwayne Carswell was named Second-team All-State as a sophomore at Temple and earned All-Conference, All-District and All-County honors during his high school career as a safety, running back and wide receiver.

Dwayne Carswell was named in 1999 to the "Top 100 Athletes of Jacksonville" list.

Dwayne Carswell then attended Liberty University, where he played both running back for two seasons and tight end for his final two seasons.

Dwayne Carswell finished his career with 65 receptions for 511 yards and two touchdowns.

Dwayne Carswell went unselected in the 1994 NFL draft on May 3, he was signed by the Denver Broncos.

Dwayne Carswell made his NFL debut on November 27,1994, against the Cincinnati Bengals, during the game he played on special teams.

In 1995, Dwayne Carswell was inactive for seven of the Broncos' first 13 games before making his first career start against the Seattle Seahawks on December 10, when he replaced Shannon Sharpe, who had an eye injury.

In 1996, Dwayne Carswell played in all 16 of the Broncos regular-season games and started one at tight end in place of Sharpe.

In 1997, Dwayne Carswell played mostly in a reserve role at tight end and on special teams in all 16 games and made three starts at tight end.

In 1998, Dwayne Carswell played all 16 regular-games, making one start, as the backup tight end and recorded four receptions for 51 yards.

In 1999, Dwayne Carswell became more of a contributor on offense, than in years past.

In 2002, with the return of Shannon Sharpe, who had played the previous two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, Dwayne Carswell returned to being the Broncos backup, blocking tight end.

In 2003, Dwayne Carswell played all 16 regular-season games, with 10 starts, nine when the team started the game in a two tight end set and one replacing an inactive Sharpe.

In 2004, Dwayne Carswell spent training camp playing at offensive tackle, however he was later switched to tight end.

In 2005, Dwayne Carswell was switched to offensive guard during training camp, however he received playing time as an eligible receiver in goal line situations in all seven games he played.

On September 1,2006, Dwayne Carswell was released by the Broncos.

On January 24,2007, Dwayne Carswell signed with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League.

On October 27,2005, Dwayne Carswell was involved in a five-car crash in Aurora, Colorado.