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Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com
Jacksonville Jaguars long snapper Carson Tinker took two members of Lynyrd Skynyrd on a tour on Thursday of TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, where the band will bring its Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour on Sept. 2.
After showing Rickey Medlocke and Johnny Van Zant around in advance of their hometown show, the Alabama alumnus sat down with the musicians to play two of their signature hits, "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Simple Man."
Tinker punctuated the former with "Roll Tide, roll."
Tinker handled the long-snapping duties for the Jaguars in all 64 games during the 2013 through 2016 seasons before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in training camp last year, which caused him to miss the 2017 season.
Before joining Jacksonville, Tinker served as the long snapper on Alabama's 2011 and 2012 BCS national-championship teams.
The Jaguars are scheduled to hold their first full practice of training camp on July 26.
After showing Rickey Medlocke and Johnny Van Zant around in advance of their hometown show, the Alabama alumnus sat down with the musicians to play two of their signature hits, "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Simple Man."
Tinker punctuated the former with "Roll Tide, roll."
Tinker handled the long-snapping duties for the Jaguars in all 64 games during the 2013 through 2016 seasons before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in training camp last year, which caused him to miss the 2017 season.
Before joining Jacksonville, Tinker served as the long snapper on Alabama's 2011 and 2012 BCS national-championship teams.
The Jaguars are scheduled to hold their first full practice of training camp on July 26.
