Cowboys trade Reggie Swinton to Packers
September 30, 2003
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- The Cowboys traded receiver-kick returner Reggie Swinton to the Green Bay Packers on Tuesday for a conditional draft pick.
Swinton returned kicks in the first game, but rookie Zuriel Smith did the job the last two weeks. Swinton averaged 21.7 yards on three kicks this season.
Swinton, who played at Murray State, joined the Cowboys as a free agent in 2001. He set team records that year for kickoff returns (56) and yards (1,327) and combined kickoff and punt return yards (1,741).
Last season, he averaged 24.9 yards per kick return. He had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Philadelphia last year and a 65-yard punt return for a score against Denver in 2001. He had 14 career catches with Dallas for 180 yards and a touchdown but none this year
The Cowboys replaced Swinton on the roster with offensive lineman Torrin Tucker, who was on the team's practice squad.
