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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Born: | June 15, 1977 Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 294 lb (133 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Walterboro (SC) | ||||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||||
Darwin Jamar Walker (born June 15, 1977) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.
Walker has been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears. He now works for Fox 29 in Philadelphia as a pre and post game analyst for the Philadelphia Eagles. He is also on the Board of Directors for Pennoni & Associates.
Walker went to Walterboro High School in South Carolina and was a letterman in football and track and field. He also set the state record in shot-put, throwing over 63 feet, which has been subsequently broken by 1 inch. Further, he graduated 4th in his 4A High School class.
Walker attended North Carolina State University for one year and would later transfer to the University of Tennessee, where he won a National Championship with the Tennessee Vols in 1998. During his senior season in 1999, Walker had 39 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks.
Walker was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft, but was released before playing a game.[1]
Subsequently, Walker was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2000 season, where he played through the 2006 season.
He was then traded on March 26, 2007 (along with a conditional 2008 draft pick) to the Buffalo Bills for linebacker Takeo Spikes and quarterback Kelly Holcomb. However, there was a proviso to that trade stating that if Walker did not report to Bills training camp by August 5, 2007, he would be returned to the Eagles in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick in 2008. He reportedly held out for a contract extension and never reported to Buffalo's training camp that year.[2]
On July 29, 2007, the Buffalo Bills traded Walker's rights to the Chicago Bears in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick in 2008 (the Bears were in need of a defensive tackle after having waived troubled defensive lineman Tank Johnson in the 2007 offseason).
On April 28, 2008, he signed with the Carolina Panthers.
| Year | Games | Tackles | Solo Tackles | Deflects | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Interceptions | Int Yards | Touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 16 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 16 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 108 | 197 | 154 | 14 | 28.5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |