Swayze Waters was born on May 18,1987 and is a former gridiron football placekicker and punter.
27 Facts About Swayze Waters
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Swayze Waters was most recently a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
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Swayze Waters was signed by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2009.
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Swayze Waters has been a member of the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Edmonton Eskimos, Carolina Panthers, and BC Lions.
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Swayze Waters was his team's leading receiver for three years.
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In 2005, as a freshman, Swayze Waters was the kick off specialist.
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Swayze Waters was named to Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
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Swayze Waters was named a finalist for the Lou Groza Award.
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Swayze Waters was named first-team All-Conference USA by media and a second-team selection by conference's head coaches.
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Swayze Waters had an average of 41.4 yards per punt.
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Swayze Waters was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent following the 2009 NFL draft.
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Swayze Waters was signed by the Oakland Raiders on April 13,2010.
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On September 4,2010, Swayze Waters was released to free agent status by the Oakland Raiders.
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Swayze Waters was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 10,2011.
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Swayze Waters was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on June 24,2012, and then released on July 10.
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On July 15,2012, Swayze Waters was signed by the Toronto Argonauts as an injury replacement for starting kicker Noel Prefontaine.
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The Argos would go on to win the 100th Grey Cup at the end of the 2012 season, with Swayze Waters' serving as the team's placekicker as Noel Prefontaine had returned to handle the punting duties.
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Swayze Waters won the John Agro Special Teams Award for being named the CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Player in 2014.
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On February 11,2016, Swayze Waters was signed by the Carolina Panthers.
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On February 7,2017, it was announced that Swayze Waters had signed with the BC Lions.
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Swayze Waters was recovering from an injury to start the 2017 CFL season, while rookie Ty Long assumed the kicking duties.
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Swayze Waters was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on September 25,2017.
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Swayze Waters played in five games for the Eskimos, making 11 of 15 field goal attempts and 12 of 14 one-point converts.
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However, Swayze Waters was released by the Argos on June 6,2018, partway through the preseason.
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Swayze Waters is the son of Susan and Joel Waters and is married to Kendal Carr Waters.
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Contrary to a popular rumor, Waters is not named after actor Patrick Swayze.
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Swayze Waters appeared in the third season of the TV series Undrafted on NFL Network, which aired in 2016.