Oakland Raiders Potential Breakout Player of 2013: Vance Walker
The great thing about the NFL is that there are so many positions that every year, there is almost always at least one player who has a breakout year on every team, no matter how good or bad the team is. This is one part in a 32 part segment detailing one potential breakout player (rookies don’t count) for the 2013 NFL season on each NFL team. For the Oakland Raiders, that player...
By the Numbers: 2012 vs 2013 Raiders defensive tackles
The Raiders have been busy shedding contracts again this offseason and that included shedding the contracts of both of 2012’s starting defensive tackles.
Tommy Kelly had a good run as an Oakland Raider. He was undrafted in 2004 out of Mississippi State. He played his well into the starting roll, and eventually “earned” the largest contract ever for a defensive tackle, totaling...
Tale of the Tape: DT Vance Walker
The Raiders most recent free agent addition was, Vance Walker, a former 7th round DT taken by Atlanta in the 2009 draft. Walker, a long shot to make the roster as a 7th round pick, not only made the roster but worked his way up the Falcons’ depth chart culminating in 9 starts last season after never having more than 2 starts in the 3 years prior.
The Raiders will give him...
Oakland Raiders Strengthen Shaky Defense in 2013 NFL Free Agency
Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie and head coach Dennis Allen made it through the first week 2013 NFL Free Agency without making any major moves on the open market, but did manage to strengthen the struggling pass rush.
Former Chicago Bears outside linebacker Nick Roach signed a multi-year contract with compensation ranging from $3 to $4 million per season, the...
Falcons Don't Use Franchise Tag
The deadline for using the franchise tag has come and gone. Eight NFL teams used the franchise tag but unlike last year when we tagged Brent Grimes, the Falcons did not use the tag this season.
The most likely candidate for the franchise tag was safety William Moore. The Buffalo Bills tagged safety Jarius Byrd for $6.916 million. That's the price tag that would have...
Falcons Free Agent Decision: Vance Walker
The Falcons are facing a lot of decisions this off-season and that starts with their 14 unrestricted free agents. We will go through them one by one and decide whether or not the Falcons should re-sign them. A lot of times it's not as easy as it looks as some decisions have more than just roster spot implications. We also have to think about the salary cap as it is expected...
Falcons take down Panthers in epic win
The Falcons pulled a come from behind squeaker over the Carolina Panthers by a score of 30-28, extending their 2012 record to 4-0. Matt Bryant hit a game-winning 40 yard field goal with 10 seconds left, capping a long drive in the last minute of the game to steal the victory at home.
Matt Ryan had another strong performance despite being sacked 7 times on the day. He finished...
Starters rest in Falcons' first live scrimmage
SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) -- Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith held his starters out of the team's first live tackling scrimmage in hopes of avoiding injuries on Friday night.
The entire squad worked out in front of 6,000 fans at Peachtree Ridge High School, but when Smith whistled for the hitting and full-speed blocking to begin, the starters went to the sideline.
Smith gave all the...
Starters rest in Falcons' first live scrimmage
Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith held his starters out of the team's first live tackling scrimmage in hopes of avoiding injuries on Friday night.
The entire squad worked out in front of 6,000 fans at Peachtree Ridge High School, but when Smith whistled for the hitting and full-speed blocking to begin, the starters went to the sideline.
Smith gave all the players Saturday off...
Falcons keeping Vance Walker, Joe Zelenka
Falcons defensive tackle Vance Walker has signed his $1.26 million tender as a restricted free agent.
Walker had 25 tackles with two sacks in his third season with the Falcons in 2011. He also had a forced fumble and fumble recovery while playing in all 16 games as a backup last season. The Falcons would have received a seventh-round draft pick if another team signed Walker and...
Falcons Re-Sign LS Joe Zelenka
The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed veteran long-snapper Joe Zelenka and announced that defensive tackle Vance Walker signed his restricted free agent tender. Zelenka, 36, has handled the snapping duties in 37 straight games for the Falcons, who signed him late in the 2009 season. Zelenka had spent the previous eight seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars after beginning his career...
Falcons DT Vance Walker Signs $1.26 Million Tender
Falcons defensive tackle Vance Walker has received and signed a tender offer of $1.26 million according to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was set to become a restricted free agent. Walker, 6-foot-2, 304 pounds, was a seventh round pick (210 overall) out of Georgia Tech in 2009. Source: The Redzone Attached Thumbnails
Texans slow down Falcons’ playoff push, 17-10
Atlanta recovered the ball after a Falcons defensive tackle Vance Walker (99) grabbed the arm of Houston Texans quarterback T.J. Yates (13), causing a fumble, in first quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, in Houston. AP
HOUSTON — T.J. Yates, who played his high school football at Pope High in Marietta, led the Houston Texans to a 17-10 victory over the Atlanta...
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