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Colts TE Erik Swoope: 2017 still could be his 'big moment'

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Colts insiders Stephen Holder and Zak Keefer discuss the state of the team coming out of the bye week. Stephen Holder and Zak Keefer/IndyStar

INDIANAPOLIS -- What could’ve been – and maybe should’ve been – Erik Swoope’s breakout season was supposed to start three months ago, 60-some miles from his hometown. The California kid, back in Los Angeles for the first game of what promised to be a pivotal year for the nascent footballer, anxious to prove he can be Tight End No. 2 for the Indianapolis Colts.

Instead, his first game won’t come until three days after Thanksgiving.