New Patriots: Get to know recently promoted rookie defender Bradyn Swinson

FOXBORO Rookie outside linebacker Bradyn Swinson was the Patriots biggest surprise cut this summer but he earned his way onto the -man roster the hard way this week Swinson spent the first weeks of the season on the Patriots practice squad before earning a promotion Saturday when the Patriots signed him to the advancing roster One of the reasons why Swinson earned the call-up was that other teams had tried to poach him from the practice squad onto their -man rosters There s selected of that head coach Mike Vrabel reported It s also about opportunity when we feel like they re ready for it and when they ve earned it And in that scenario I think Bradyn has So we ll have to evaluate what he can do how he can help us and get him ready to go He s worked hard He s improved I think he s worked hard in the weight room changing his body getting stronger learning special teams and doing a good job there Give us a great look and those coaches have done a great job of improving a lot of those guys and hopefully getting them ready here for when they have to play Related Articles Patriots should receive offensive boost Week vs Bengals Patriots longtime defender to miss Week due to personal reasons Two Patriots defenders missing from last practice before Bengals tournament Callahan The Patriots th-down dominance play-calling wisdom and more Week thoughts Patriots coaches teammates see Drake Maye s leadership fueling offense Swinson was viewed as a steal when the Patriots selected him in the fifth round of the NFL Draft since he was one of the the majority productive pass rushers in college football last season at LSU The rookie who began his college career at Oregon never flashed during training camp or the preseason and the Patriots elected to keep undrafted rookie Elijah Ponder over him during roster cuts The Patriots have since traded Keion White and picked up Caleb Murphy It will be engaging to see if Swinson has earned a spot on the Patriots -man gameday roster when they play the Bengals in Cincinnati Linebacker Bradyn Swinson of the New England Patriots during practice Zack Cox Boston Herald Learn more about Swinson on and off the field in our New Patriots Q A What s your first football memory BS My first time playing football I was on the offensive line in my first battle and my dad reported me See ball get ball Whoever has the ball tackle the ball I was at left guard When they snapped the ball I turned around and crushed the running back and he fumbled After that they put me on defense going forward What s your top high school football memory BS I went to Chapel High School in Douglasville Georgia My best high school memory was signing day No one from my high school had gone straight to college usually it was JUCO but I was the first I committed to Oregon All my childhood friends came down and helped me celebrate What was your top college football memory BS Beating Ole Miss in overtime It was a night contest in Baton Rouge my first real big night contest there I had two sacks and perhaps the biggest battle of my career The whole vibe of that day was fully different What made LSU special BS The circumstances Everyone was welcoming and friendly It s a football town Coming from Oregon to LSU was a major difference how much of a college town it is and what encounter day is like LSU defensive end Bradyn Swinson takes the field against Mississippi State during the first half of an NCAA meeting on Saturday Sept in Starkville Miss AP Photo Vasha Hunt What would you be doing if you weren t a football competitor BS A veterinarian or a streamer Who was your favorite athlete growing up BS Michael Vick Do you have a favorite movie BS Creed and Star Wars the original trilogy leading into the new ones I love the whole thing Who is your favorite musical artist BS J Cole Who have you been closest with on the crew so far BS Kobee Minor Mr Irrelevant Who s the funniest sportsman on the organization BS Either Christian Barmore or Webby Jeremiah Webb Webby is hilarious What have you liked the greater part about the New England region so far BS I don t like the cold but I like how quiet and peaceful it is It s never too loud unless you re in the city with the honking Everything else is nice Is there a participant across the league you think is underrated or underappreciated BS KC K Lavon Chaisson People feel like he didn t reach expectations as a first-rounder at LSU but this year he s on a hot streak He s perpetually been underrated I love watching him and learning from him Do you have a hidden talent BS I played every instrument in percussion xylophone bass drum and I can read music I played trumpet too What topic do you know more about than anyone else in the locker room BS Music I have the best music variety in here And percussion I ostensibly know more about that than anyone