D.J. Swearinger’s Release Shows Houston Texans Value Intangibles

May 12, 2015   ·   Rivers McCown   ·   Jump to comments

It's not exactly a surprise that the Houston Texans released second-year safety D.J. Swearinger.
Even during the run-up to the 2015 NFL draft, NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported that the team was shopping the young swag-laden safety out of South Carolina. As noted by HustleTown's Jayson Braddock, the talk continued during the draft:
Finally, the Texans announced that they placed him on waivers on Monday. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the first team on the scene and claimed him:
This is a release that doesn't tick the boxes we're used to seeing. Swearinger had a down 2014 season, yes, but he's still very young: He doesn't turn 24 until September.
He still had two years left on a second-round rookie contract. The way those contracts are set up, it's nearly impossible for them to be bad deals. Even second-round picks with repeated failures, like Pittsburgh's Mike Adams, are allowed to languish on the roster when...

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