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Lacrosse helped Lions' Travis Swanson become a better offensive lineman

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Travis Swanson's high school coaches recognized the similarities between playing defense in lacrosse and playing on the offensive line. Leon Halip/Getty Images
  • Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com
    • Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Travis Swanson can't help it when he goes back to his family home in suburban Houston during the offseason.