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Curtain to rise on Michael Irvin’s show

 
By Mel Bracht | Published: May 15, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Growing up in Oklahoma City, Spike TV executive Joe Weinstock said he was too skinny to play football and was kidded for his athlete ability, despite being an All-State tennis player at Putnam City North.

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Like many Oklahomans, Weinstock, now 33, developed a fondness for football, so he was excited to get the chance to help oversee production of "4th and Long,” which debuts at 9 p.m. Monday on Spike TV (Cox 45).

In the series hosted by former Dallas Cowboys star receiver Michael Irvin, 12 unsigned players, (six wide receivers and six defensive backs) battle for a berth on the Cowboys’ training camp roster. Irvin, assisted by Cowboys assistant coaches Joe Avezzano and Bill Bates, mulled over the cuts as one player was sent home each week.

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