Thomas R. Sweeney (born July 1, 1995) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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. He was drafted by the

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in the seventh round of the

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Early years

Sweeney grew up in

Ramsey, New Jersey Ramsey is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's popula ...

and attended

Don Bosco Preparatory High School , motto_translation = To Increase in Knowledge and Grace , accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools , rival = Bergen Catholic High SchoolSaint Joseph Regional High School , mascot = , ma ...

. He caught 27 passes for 539 yards and five touchdowns in his senior season.

College career

Sweeney played five seasons for the

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, redshirting his freshman season. As a redshirt junior, he led the team with 36 receptions, 512 receiving yards, and four touchdown receptions and was named third-team All-

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(ACC). He capped off the season with seven catches for 137 yards and a touchdown against

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in the

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. In his final season with the Eagles, Sweeney had 32 catches for 348 yards and three touchdowns and was named first-team All-ACC. Sweeney finished his collegiate career with 99 receptions for 1,281 yards and 10 touchdowns in 38 career games.

Professional career

Sweeney was drafted by the

in the seventh round (228th overall) of the

. He signed a rookie contract with the team on May 9, 2019. Sweeney made his NFL debut in the on September 8, 2019, in the Bills season opener, catching two passes for 35 yards in a 17–16 win over the

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. Sweeney caught eight passes for 114 yards in six games played as a rookie. Sweeney was placed on the active/

physically unable to perform list Physically unable to perform (PUP) is a roster designation used in the National Football League (NFL) for players who suffered injuries during football-related activities prior to the start of training camp. Players on the PUP list may participate ...

(PUP) by the Bills due to a foot injury on July 28, 2020. He was placed on the reserve/PUP list to start the season on September 5, 2020. He was moved to the reserve/

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list by the team on October 24, 2020, and was activated back to the PUP list on November 11. However, he developed

myocarditis Myocarditis, also known as inflammatory cardiomyopathy, is an acquired cardiomyopathy due to inflammation of the heart muscle. Symptoms can include shortness of breath, chest pain, decreased ability to exercise, and an irregular heartbeat. The ...

as a result of the virus and was ruled out for the rest of the season. He was placed back on the reserve/COVID-19 list on November 23, 2020. In April 2021, Bills General Manager Brandon Beane announced that Sweeney should be ready for the 2021 season. Sweeney returned to the field in June 2021, when it was revelated that at one point in time, it was unknown if he'd be able to play again. On October 18, 2021, Sweeney caught his first career touchdown in a loss to the

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New York Giants

On March 23, 2023, Sweeney signed with the

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Postseason

References

External links

Boston College Eagles bioBuffalo Bills bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sweeney, Tommy 1995 births Living people American football tight ends Boston College Eagles football players Buffalo Bills players New York Giants players Don Bosco Preparatory High School alumni People from Ramsey, New Jersey Players of American football from New Jersey Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey