DMN: Blog: Walker a possibility?
by Albert Breer
There've been rumblings for a while now that Broncos WR Javon Walker may want out of Devner. In his mailbag, at denverpost.com, beat writer Mike Klis doesn't do much to ward off that talk.
The Broncos are offering both Javon and Travis (Henry) up for trade. The start of the trading period coincides with the beginning of free agency, which is 10 p.m. MST on Feb. 28. I wouldn't think there would be much of a market for Walker, and a deep draft class of running backs doesn't help Henry's value, either. Walker is due a $5.4 million option bonus on March 4, so the team will deal him by then, renegotiate a less expensive figure or waive him.
Walker would likely fit nicely into the offense, but the salary structure's another story. The bonus money due to the Galveston native (Yes, I had to go here to figure out it's a whole closer to Houston than Dallas) may make it hard to trade him, and if the Broncos are forced to cut him, then he may want to come to Dallas.
But to think he would take a discounted rate to play in his home state would be to ignore some pretty significant events in his past. To be fair, he has changed agents since then. Still, at this point, only this much seems clear -- both sides have pretty much settled on the fact that his days in Denver are done.
"He wants out," friend, former Packer teammate and current Viking safety Darren Sharper told the Post. "He's not happy. He wants the ball. He doesn't feel like he's part of the offense."
There's also the pesky little fact that Walker may need microfracture surgery down the line, an idea that's not new to many of you who follow Cowboy receivers. The upside? Well, he's notched 1,000 yards in two of his last four seasons and, if healthy, would provide a versatile presence and vertical threat opposite Terrell Owens.
There've been rumblings for a while now that Broncos WR Javon Walker may want out of Devner. In his mailbag, at denverpost.com, beat writer Mike Klis doesn't do much to ward off that talk.
The Broncos are offering both Javon and Travis (Henry) up for trade. The start of the trading period coincides with the beginning of free agency, which is 10 p.m. MST on Feb. 28. I wouldn't think there would be much of a market for Walker, and a deep draft class of running backs doesn't help Henry's value, either. Walker is due a $5.4 million option bonus on March 4, so the team will deal him by then, renegotiate a less expensive figure or waive him.
Walker would likely fit nicely into the offense, but the salary structure's another story. The bonus money due to the Galveston native (Yes, I had to go here to figure out it's a whole closer to Houston than Dallas) may make it hard to trade him, and if the Broncos are forced to cut him, then he may want to come to Dallas.
But to think he would take a discounted rate to play in his home state would be to ignore some pretty significant events in his past. To be fair, he has changed agents since then. Still, at this point, only this much seems clear -- both sides have pretty much settled on the fact that his days in Denver are done.
"He wants out," friend, former Packer teammate and current Viking safety Darren Sharper told the Post. "He's not happy. He wants the ball. He doesn't feel like he's part of the offense."
There's also the pesky little fact that Walker may need microfracture surgery down the line, an idea that's not new to many of you who follow Cowboy receivers. The upside? Well, he's notched 1,000 yards in two of his last four seasons and, if healthy, would provide a versatile presence and vertical threat opposite Terrell Owens.
posted by The Gryphon at 8:20 PM
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