NFL Hometown Weekend

After returning from Fayetteville, I gave the welcome at the 8th Annual NFL Hometown Weekend here in Texarkana. The keynote speaker was former Dallas Cowboy and four-time pro bowler Everson Walls (pictured right), who still owns the franchise record for number of interceptions. Texarkana has been a hotbed of talent for the league, but other than Mike Cherry, all have taken a route other than Fayetteville to get to the NFL. Maybe we'll change that with Ryan Mallett.

Some of the other NFL players from Texarkana include Rod Smith (now retired), Eric Warfield, Nathan Vasher, and Brandon Jones, the former Sooner who's now with the San Francisco 49ers.