Swift Burch

Swift Burch played his college football at Temple and was signed by the Baltimore CFL team in March of 1994. Burch was transferred to Toronto in May of 1994 where he would play two seasons (1994-95). Burch was released in June of 1996 by the Argos, and signed by Ottawa on July 1, 1996. When the Rough Riders went under, Burch was selected in the second round (14th overall) of the 1997 Ottawa dispersal draft by the Montreal Alouettes. Burch remained with the Als until March 1, 2002 when he was released. Burch was best known for his pass rushing ability and was an Eastern All-Star in 2000 when he matched his career high 9 sacks.  Burch played in one Grey Cup, a losing effort while with Montreal against BC in 2000.

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GP, Tackles, Knockdowns and Sacks
Year Team GP T ST Total TFL Yds KD Sacks Yds
1994 TOR 16 31 0 31 9 41
9 40
1995 TOR 18 58 4 62 6 23
8 47
1996 OTT 16 45 0 45 4 9
6 44
1997 MON 18 47 2 49 7 14
7 24
1998 MON 16 31 2 33 2 3
9 65
1999 MON 14 33 0 33 5 27
5 33
2000 MON 17 32 0 32 5 24 5 9 55
2001 MON 18 41 0 41 1 1 2 7 33

 

Interceptions and Fumble Returns
Year Team Int Yds Avg TDInt Long FR Yds Avg TD Long FF
1994 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1995 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1996 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 MON 0 0 0 0 0 2 76 38 0 65 3
1998 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 MON 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
2001 MON 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 5 5

 

KO and Punt Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long PR Yds Avg TD Long
1994 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 3
1995 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 OTT 2 8 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
1997 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

Swift Burch

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