Langston Branden Walker (born September 3, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. Walker and has also played for the Buffalo Bills.[1] He resides in his hometown of Oakland.[citation needed]
 Walker with the Oakland Raiders in 2010 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 3, 1979 Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 360 lb (163 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) | ||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2002 / round: 2 / pick: 53 | ||||||||
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Early life
editWalker attended Bishop O’Dowd High School where he was an all-state offensive lineman, having helped Bishop O’Dowd to a 10–1 record as a senior after an 11–2 mark the previous year. He also played defense as a lineman.
Professional career
editFirst stint with Raiders
editWalker was frequently used as a field goal blocker. He blocked a potential game-winning field goal against the Denver Broncos on November 28, 2004. [2]
Buffalo Bills
editWalker was the starting right tackle for the Bills since coming to Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent March 2, 2007. Walker and the Bills agreed to a 5-year, $25 million contract with a $10 million signing bonus.
Walker started all 16 games in 2007. He was part of offensive line that allowed only 26 sacks, the fewest allowed by Buffalo since sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982. He helped pave the way for over 100 yards rushing in 11 of 16 games and a 112.5 yards per game rushing average.
In 2008 Walker hosted the internet series 68 Seconds with Langston Walker.[2]
Despite being expected to replace Jason Peters at left tackle in 2009,[3] the Bills released Walker after failed attempts to trade him on September 8.[4]
Second stint with Raiders
editWalker was re-signed by the Oakland Raiders on October 14, 2009, and assigned No. 70.[5] He was re-signed on April 2, 2010.[6]
References
edit- ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "68-seconds". Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ "Bills sense weak link on O-line - BostonHerald.com". www.bostonherald.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2009.
- ^ Jason La Canfora [@JasonLaCanfora] (September 8, 2009). "The Buffalo Bills have released LT Langston Walker after being unable to trade him. They had been shopping him for picks" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (April 2, 2010). "Raiders bring back Langston Walker". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
External links
edit- Buffalo Bills bio[permanent dead link]
- Oakland Raiders bio Archived December 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine