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Walsh (#81) in 2002 | |||||||||
No. 87, 81 | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | December 12, 1968||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Ygnacio Valley (Concord, California) | ||||||||
College: | Stanford (1988–1991) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1992: 9th round, 251st pick | ||||||||
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Christopher Lee Walsh (born December 12, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected in the ninth round of the 1992 NFL draft by the Bills with the 251st overall pick. [1] Nicknamed "the Undertaker", Walsh once played an entire game with a broken jaw.[ citation needed ] He also was known for giving back to the community by visiting with fans and signing autographs at local Minnesota McDonald's restaurants.[ citation needed ]
In December 2011, Walsh made headlines when he and a group of 11 other former professional players filed a lawsuit against the NFL. Walsh and his attorneys allege that the League failed to properly treat head injuries in spite of prevailing medical evidence, leading the players to develop effects of brain injury ranging from chronic headaches to depression. [2]