Former Dallas, Detroit veteran signs with Cardinals

[CrazyCowboy]

[font=arial,]Former Dallas, Detroit veteran signs with Cardinals[/font]​

[font=arial,]TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona Cardinals signed wide receiver Reggie Swinton on Monday, and coach Dennis Green quickly made him the team's kick returner, a position of need since J.R. Redmond was placed on injured reserve Aug. 29 and lost for the season.[/font]

[font=arial,]The acquisition was Arizona's second in two days. On Sunday, defensive tackle Langston Moore was claimed off waivers from Cincinnati on Sunday.[/font]
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[font=arial,]To make room, Arizona waived kick returner J.J. Moses after a six-day trial run, along with defensive end Antonio Smith.[/font]

[font=arial,][font=arial,][font=arial,]Swinton, undrafted in 1999 after his college career at Murray State, signed with Jacksonville and spent time with the Jaguars, Seattle and Winnipeg of the Canadian Football League before joining the Cowboys in 2001 and getting into his first NFL game.[/font]
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[font=arial,][font=arial,][font=arial,]He played two years with Dallas, was released and signed with Detroit.[/font][/font][/font]
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[font=arial,]Swinton returned two of 145 kickoffs for touchdowns in his career, averaging 23.9 yards, and also scored twice in 90 punt returns for a 10.9-yard average.[/font]

[font=arial,][font=arial,][font=arial,]From scrimmage, he had 41 catches for 493 yards and four TDs.[/font]
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[font=arial,]Moore spent two years with the Bengals, who drafted him in the sixth round in 2003. He was on the active roster the final three weeks in 2003 after being brought up from the practice squad, but started eight games last year and appeared in seven others.[/font]

[font=arial,][font=arial,][font=arial,]The Cardinals also set up their practice squad, with safeties Aaron Francisco, Jermaine Hardy and Ernest Shazor; wide receivers Carlyle Holiday and Dan Sheldon; defensive tackle Tim Bulman; guard Rolando Cantu, and defensive end Tyler King.[/font]
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[Yeagermeister]

Good for Reggie

 

[Smith22]

Swinton can't seem to stay on a team, but the guy has the ability in the return game to do some damage. Too bad he never developed as a WR.....