Reginald Nigozi Walker (born April 22, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career with the Kansas State Wildcats.
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| Born: | April 22, 1996 Ponchatoula, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Ponchatoula | ||||
| College: | Kansas State | ||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||
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Professional career
editArizona Cardinals
editWalker signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL draft on April 27, 2020.[1] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[2] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[3] He was elevated to the active roster on October 19 for the team's week 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[4] He was signed to the active roster on November 19, 2020.[5] He was waived on November 21[6] and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[8] On August 31, 2021, Walker was waived by the Cardinals.[9]
Edmonton Elks
editOn May 15, 2022, Walker signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[10] He was placed on the suspended list by the team on May 24,[11] and released on July 29.[12]
Houston Gamblers / Roughnecks
editWalker signed with the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL) on September 17, 2022.[13]
Walker and all other Houston Gamblers players and coaches were all transferred to the Houston Roughnecks after it was announced that the Gamblers took on the identity of their XFL counterpart, the Roughnecks.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on March 14, 2024.[15] He was released on October 3, 2024.[16]
References
edit- ^ Urban, Darren (April 27, 2020). "Cardinals Agree To Terms With 21 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 5, 2020). "Cardinals Make Final Cuts To Get To Initial 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 6, 2020). "Cardinals Build Practice Squad, Including Weaver, Foster". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 19, 2020). "Cardinals Elevate Walker, Coley; Promote Baylis; Kennard Active". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 19, 2020). "Jordan Phillips, Corey Peters Put On IR As Cardinals Deal With D-Line Woes". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Root, Jess (November 21, 2020). "Cardinals release TE Evan Baylis, LB Reggie Walker". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Odegard, Kyle (November 24, 2020). "Kyler Murray Calls Limited Practice 'Precautionary' Move". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Urban, Darren (January 5, 2021). "Cardinals Sign 15 Players To 'Futures' Contracts". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 31, 2021). "Initial Roster Set As Cardinals Cut Down For Season". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ TSN ca Staff (May 15, 2022). "Elks sign American LB Walker and DB Claiborne - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Elks ink Saginaw Valley LB Abraham". GoElks.com. May 24, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ Swane, Brian (July 29, 2022). "Elks announce releases". GoElks.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ @USFLGamblers (September 17, 2022). "USFLGamblers" (Tweet). Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "United Football League Reveals Team Markets and Head Coaches for 2024 Season". www.xfl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "UFL Player Transactions, Thursday March 14, 2024". UFLBoard.com. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Larsen, James [@JamesLarsenPFN] (October 3, 2024). "Breaking: The Houston Roughnecks have released the following players, per @uflanalyst" (Tweet). Retrieved October 3, 2024 – via Twitter.