Luke Swan cast in Michael Irvin's reality TV show

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: Lucas at Large: Luke Swan cast in Michael Irvin's reality TV show : Mike Lucas : 4/29/2009 The Capital Times : SPORTS : --------------------------------------- : Did a double-take when I got the e-mail. Jaw dropped. Eyes watered (from me rubbing them violently). : Fact is, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that Luke Swan and Michael Irvin were mentioned in the same breath, the same sentence. : How could this be? Cool Hand Luke meets the Devil? : Sounded like a made-for-TV script. : It is. : Swan, the former University of Wisconsin wide receiver, the pride of Fennimore, has been cast in Michael Irvin's new reality televison series -- "4th and Long'' -- which will begin airing May 18th on Spike TV. : The premise: 12 players, National Football League hopefuls and/or long shots, were selected to participate in a 10-week training camp and/or competition during which they will be mentored by pros (sounds very Irvinesque, doesn' it?). : The mentors: Irvin (the loquacious Hall of Famer), Bill Bates (the hardcore former Cowboys defensive back) and Joe Avezzano (the well-traveled special teams coach). : Guest instructors: Jerry Rice, Tony Dorsett, Roger Staubach, Drew Pearson, Hollywood Henderson, Emmitt Smith, Moose Johnston, Jay Novacek, Nate Newton, Darren Woodson, and Terence Newman. : Guest owner: Jerry Jones, the face of the Dallas Cowboys. (He paid for that face, after all.) : The reward: a tryout with the Cowboys. : There will be 10 episodes airing on Mondays. One player will be cut each week. : Throughout the filming of the series, the players lived and trained in the Cotton Bowl. : Irvin will personally train the "winner'' in advance of the Dallas training camp. : Upon further review, all of this will be somewhat of a role reversal for Irvin, who will get the final say on who goes and stays. As such, he will be a judge (and not appear in front of one). : Despite his warts, Michael Irvin is still Must See TV. : The overriding premise of this series. : The list of defensive backs: : Erick Jackson, 24. Played on 2005 Texas national championship team. : Eddie Moten, 27. Played Texas A&M-Kingsville. Also played four years in Arena League. : Stephen (White Lightning) Andrews, 25. Played College of New Jersey. : Donte Gamble, 30. Played San Diego State. Also played semi-pro football. : Ahmaad Smith, 25. Played Tennessee State. Also played semi-pro football. : Moses Washington, 28. Played on 2000 Oklahoma 2000 national championship team. : The list of wide receivers: : Steve Gonzalez, 27. Didn't play college football. Played six years Arena League. : Andrew Hawkins, 22. Played at Toledo. : Jesse Holley, 25. Played football and basketball at North Carolina. : Montrell Jones, Played at Louisville and Tennessee. Also played in CFL. : Preston McGann, 25. Played baseball at community college in Florida. : Luke Swan, 24. Former Badger whose senior year was cut short by injury at Illinois.

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