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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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Born: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | April 26, 1987||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Fort Mill (SC) | ||||||||||
College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 7 / Pick: 210 | ||||||||||
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Vance Jack Walker (born April 26, 1987) is a former American football defensive end. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Fort Mill High School and college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Walker was selected in the seventh round (210th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft. [1] Falcons re-signed Walker to a one-year, $1.26 million contract on March 13, 2012.
Walker signed with the Oakland Raiders on March 18, 2013.
On March 14, 2014, he signed a three-year-deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. [2] He was released by the team on March 6, 2015.
On March 12, 2015, Walker signed with the Denver Broncos. [3] On February 7, 2016, Walker was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10. [4] Walker recorded two tackles in the Super Bowl. [5] On August 19, 2016, Walker was placed on the Broncos' injured reserve. [6]
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2009 | ATL | 10 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | ATL | 16 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | ATL | 16 | 9 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | OAK | 15 | 15 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | KAN | 16 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | DEN | 15 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
104 | 32 | 172 | 119 | 53 | 12.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2010 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | ATL | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | DEN | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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