Javon Walker
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Position (s): Wide Receiver |
Jersey number (s): 84 |
| born October 14, 1978 in Galveston , Texas | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 2002 - 2010 | |
| NFL Draft : 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | |
| College : Florida State | |
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| Captured passports | 267 |
| Captive yards | 4.011 |
| Touchdowns | 31 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Javon Lataff Walker (born October 14, 1978 in Galveston , Texas ) is a retired American football player on the position of wide receiver . He last played for the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL).
Walker attended Jones County Junior College in Ellisville , Mississippi before going to Florida State University . In 1997 he was by the Florida Marlins in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball - Drafts selected and worked there until the 1999th However, he could not assert himself completely and was only used in minor league baseball . Therefore, Walker continued to focus on his football career and was selected in the 2002 NFL Draft in the first round in twentieth position by the Green Bay Packers .
In the 2004/05 season he succeeded with 89 passes caught for 1,382 yards of space and 12 touchdowns his breakthrough and he was called to the Pro Bowl . In the first game of the following season, Walker seriously injured his right knee and was out for the rest of the season. On April 29, 2006, he was traded for a second-round draft pick to the Denver Broncos . In the first season with his new team, Walker was able to establish himself as a top performer in the Broncos.
On January 1, 2007, he and his friend and teammate Darrent Williams were victims of a so-called drive-by shoot . He survived unharmed while Darrent Williams died in the limo.
In 2008 he moved to the Oakland Raiders , where he received a highly paid contract, but was rarely used due to an injury and was released after two seasons.
In 2010 he signed on with the Minnesota Vikings , took part in the preparation, but had to leave the team before the start of the regular season .
Web links
- Javon Walker at NFL.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Walker becomes a threat again , denverpost.com, December 29, 2006
- ↑ Report in nbcsports.com from March 8, 2010
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| SURNAME | Walker, Javon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walker, Javon Lataff (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Galveston , Texas , United States |