Swinton to Attend Twisters Practice
March 23, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Arkansas Diamonds News Release
(North Little Rock, AR) - Former NFL and Arkansas Twisters player Reggie Swinton will attend Twisters practice at Pulaski Academy High School on Friday, March 23rd to help in preparations for the upcoming season.
Swinton played for Arkansas in 2001 and is the Twisters single season record holder for receiving yards (1463), touchdowns (33), and scoring (222). He's the only player in team history to have his jersey number retired. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL as a kick returner after the '02 season and has also played for Detroit, and Arizona. Swinton is currently a free agent.
The former Murray State football player will talk to players about how he played one year in the af2 and parlayed the time into an NFL contract. He will also work with receivers on route running as well as coach the return specialists.
The Twisters will practice at Pulaski Academy from 8am-10am and the public is invited to attend.
The '07 season kicks off on March 31st on the road against South Georgia in Albany, GA. Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 501-975-KICK or logging onto www.arkansastwisters.com.
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