Swain, Dietrich-Smith Conquer Tough Road

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There's no such thing as an easy road to the NFL, but it is a lot tougher for some guys than for others.

Receiver Brett Swain and offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith are two players who definitely took a difficult path to the Green Bay Packers' 53-man roster for 2009. But they got here, and that's all that matters for now.

Swain was a seventh-round draft choice in 2008 out of San Diego State who didn't make the roster as a rookie. He was signed to the practice squad, though, and he spent all of last season there, toiling in obscurity, which is hard to avoid in the auxiliary locker room adjacent to the main one, where most practice-squad players reside.

But rather than wallowing in his isolation, Swain just kept working. Working on his route-running and other receiving fundamentals. Working on special teams. Working on re-shaping his body, to add some size and muscle to his 6-foot frame. Even working on playing some cornerback on the scout team, duty that ..

Source: Packers.com
 

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