Rod McSwain

{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rod McSwain

| number = 23, 22

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|01|28}}

| birth_place = Caroleen, North Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 198

| high_school = Chase
(Forest City, North Carolina){{Cite web|title=Chase has another McSwain to replace Chuck|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/944733832/?match=1&terms=%22rodney%20mcswain%22|access-date=2024-11-25|website=The Asheville Times|language=en-US}}

| college = Clemson

| draftyear = 1984

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 63

| pastteams =

• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1984|1990}})
• Detroit Drive ({{AFL Year|1992|1993}})

| highlights =

• ArenaBowl VI champion ({{AFL Year|1992}})
• First-team All-Arena (1993)
• National champion (1981)
• First-team All-ACC (1983)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 6

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 2.0

| aflstatlabel1 = Tackles

| aflstatvalue1 = 68

| aflstatlabel2 = Pass Break-ups

| aflstatvalue2 = 23

| aflstatlabel3 = Interceptions

| aflstatvalue3 = 9

| pfr = McSwRo20

| afl = 1074

}}

Rodney McSwain (born January 28, 1962) is an American former professional football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 1984 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1984 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played seven seasons for the New England Patriots from 1984 to 1990.{{Cite web |title=Rod McSwain Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McSwRo20.htm |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He also played two seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Detroit Drive, winning ArenaBowl VI in 1992.