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P.J. Walker joins a increasing database of players stepping distant from football.
Before Thursday's announcement, nan erstwhile backmost who spent clip pinch respective NFL teams and besides had a stint successful nan now-defunct XFL, was group to suit up for nan Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders successful nan upcoming 2026 season.
Walker is retiring aft 9 master seasons, nan squad confirmed. "The Stampeders person been informed that backmost P.J. Walker has decided to measurement distant from shot aft 9 years arsenic a professional," nan Stampeders wrote connected X.
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Quarterback PJ Walker of nan Seattle Seahawks calls retired earlier nan threat during an NFL preseason crippled against nan Cleveland Browns astatine Lumen Field successful Seattle connected Aug. 24, 2024. (Rio Giancarlo/Getty Images)
Walker saw constricted action past play pinch nan Stampeders, chiefly serving arsenic a backup. He did commencement successful 1 crippled successful 2025, finishing nan play pinch 395 passing yards and 2 touchdowns against 4 interceptions.
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Before turning pro, Walker starred astatine Temple, wherever he group aggregate schoolhouse passing records. He besides led nan Owls to aggregate vessel appearances, becoming nan first backmost successful programme history to do so. Walker went undrafted successful 2017, but yet signed arsenic a free supplier pinch nan Indianapolis Colts.
Walker did not make a regular-season quality during his three-year stint pinch nan Colts, during which he was released aggregate times, signed and re-signed to nan believe squad, and inked aggregate reserve/future contracts.
Walker did not spot his first NFL regular-season action until 2020, erstwhile he made 4 appearances pinch nan Carolina Panthers.
PJ Walker of nan Carolina Panthers looks to walk against nan Atlanta Falcons during nan 2nd 4th astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta, Georgia, connected Oct. 30, 2022. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
He played successful six games successful 2022 successful his 3rd — and yet last — play successful Carolina, highlighted by a melodramatic late-game thrust against nan Atlanta Falcons that featured a 67-yard touchdown pass.
The play was nullified by a punishment for a Panthers subordinate removing his helmet, but nan propulsion still traveled farther successful nan aerial than immoderate completed walk since 2016, according to Next Gen Stats. Carolina yet mislaid nan crippled 37-34 successful overtime.
Cleveland Browns backmost PJ Walker warms up earlier a crippled against nan San Francisco 49ers astatine Cleveland Browns Stadium successful Cleveland, Ohio, connected Oct. 15, 2023. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)
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In summation to his clip pinch nan Colts and Panthers, Walker made 2 starts for nan Cleveland Browns successful 2023. He besides signed pinch nan Chicago Bears that twelvemonth and played successful nan preseason pinch nan Seattle Seahawks successful 2024.
Walker arguably had his champion play successful 2020 pinch nan XFL’s Houston Roughnecks.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
