Erik Walden: 2012 Green Bay Packers Evaluation and Report Card

Erik Walden 1) Introduction:  Packers outside linebacker Erik Walden came into the 2012 training camp with slim odds of staying on the roster.  The team had just drafted Nick Perry with their first round pick and Perry would surely get every opportunity to start opposite Clay Matthews.  The team also saw undrafted rookie Dezman Moses emerge durin camp and it looked lik Walden was all but out the door.  When it became apparent that the Packers would need some depth as Perry developed, they decided to hang onto Walden.  When Perry went down early in the season and Moses wasn’t quite ready to be an every-down player, Walden became the starter at LOLB as he had been in 2011. 2) Profile: Erik Lashawn Walden Age: 27 Born: 8/21/1985 in Dublin, GA Height: 6’02″ Weight: 250 College: Middle Tennessee State Rookie Year: 2008 NFL Experience: 5 years Career Stats and more 3) Expectations coming into the season:  Walden’s initial expectations were low as his ability to stay on the roster was in...