Packers' Quay Walker Has Strong 3-Word Message for 2025 Season 1 Green Bay Packers linebackers coach Anthony Campanile gives instruction to linebacker Quay Walker (7) during practice on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Ray Nitschke Field in Ashwaubenon, Wis.Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Packers’ Quay Walker Has Strong 3-Word Message for 2025 Season

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Matt Lombardo | Last updated Aug 20, 2025 1:49 PM ET

It may be now or never for Packers linebacker Quay Walker.

The Packers have already decided not to exercise Walker’s fifth-year option, despite the athleticism he’s flashed thus far in his career while posting 341 total tackles with 6.5 sacks, and one interception returned for a touchdown through his first three seasons.

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As the former first-round picks enters a pressure-packed 2025 season that could determine his future, he already sees big things ahead.

“I’m flying faster,” Walker said, via ESPN, in what sounds both like self-assurance and a message to opponents.

This is Walker’s second season playing under defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley who helped orchestrate a dramatic turnaround on that side of the football last season.

The 6-foot-4 and 241-pound Walker posted a strong 65.5 pass rush trade from Pro Football Focus during the 2024 campaign while producing three sacks and 14 pressures, as a top-20 performer in both key categories among linebackers.

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That continuity could unlock Walker’s best football in a season where he needs it most.

“I know the defense way, way better,” Walker explained.

Walker figures to play a key role in the Packers’ defense this season, and if he does, he could play his way into a significant raise next spring.