Dwayne Carswell (born January 18, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end from 1994-2005 for the Denver Broncos in the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Broncos in 1994. He played college football at Liberty University. Carswell won two Super Bowl rings with the Broncos in 1998 and 1999 and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2001. His first career reception came on a five-yard pass from Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway. Carswell received the Ed Block Courage Award, after suffering season-ending internal injuries in October 2005, in a car crash in Aurora, Colorado. Carswell was signed by the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League in January 2007. However, he was waived the next month. High school career Carswell was born in Jacksonville, Florida and attended Temple High School and University Christian School where he was an All-State selection as a junior and senior. He was named Second-team All-State as a sophomore at Temple and also earned All-Conference, All-District and All-County honors during his high school career as a safety, running back and wide receiver. He was also named in 1999 to the "Top 100 Athletes of Jacksonville" list. College career Carswell then attended Liberty University, where he played both running back for two seasons and tight end for his final two seasons. As a sophomore in 1991, he recorded 435 rushing yards and five touchdowns. As a senior, he recorded 32 receptions for 259 yards. He finished his career with 65 receptions for 511 yards and two touchdowns. While at Liberty, Carswell was coached at Liberty by former Cleveland Browns' head coach Sam Rutigliano. Professional career Carswell went unselected in the 1994 NFL Draft, however, on May 3, he was signed by the Denver Broncos. He was later waived by the team on August 26, to be re-signed to the teams' practice squad four days later. Early career He spent the first 11 weeks of the season on the practice squad until he was signed to the active roster on November 25. He made his NFL debut on November 27, 1994 against the Cincinnati Bengals, during the game he played on special teams. In 1995, Carswell was inactive for seven of the Broncos' first 13 games before making his first career start against the Seattle Seahawks on December 10, when