Frank Walker

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Frank Walker

PositionCornerback

Experience7 years

Height5-11

Weight196

CollegeTuskegee

High SchoolBooker T. Washington (AL)

HometownTuskegee, Alabama

Birthdate8/6/1981

Joined RavensFree Agent, 2008

Joined NFL2003

Frank Walker Statistics

    • Games Played/Started: (2003, 10/7); (2004, 13/1); (2005, 7/0); (2006, 11/1); (2007, 12/0); (2008, 15/5); (2009, 7/0) Total 75/14
    • Playoffs: (2007, 1/0) (2008, 3/1) Total 4/1
    • Veteran cornerback with good cover skills who is also a special teams standout
    • Walker enters 2009 with 95 tackles (80 solo), 6 INTs, 24 PD and 3 FFs
    • Saw action in a career-high 15 games (including 5 starts) in his 1st year with Baltimore in 2008
    • Recorded a career high with 33 tackles, 2 FFs, 1 INT and a career-high 14 PD as part of the NFL’s 2nd-ranked defense
    • Also netted 2 special teams tackles
    • Averaged 33 yards per INT return, including a 56-yard return for a TD in 2003, his rookie season.
    • Frank Walker agreed to terms with the Baltimore Ravens (2-year contract) on 3/14/08
    • Signed by Green Bay as an unrestricted free agent on 3/15/07
    • Re-signed by the New York Giants as a restricted free agent on 4/25/06
    • Originally selected by the Giants with the 207th-overall selection in the 6th round of the 2003 NFL Draft
    • 2009: (with Baltimore) Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Netted 4 tackles as part of a defense that held the Browns to 160 total yards in the 16-0 shutout.
    • Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Was a game-day inactive against the Bengals.
    • Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Was a game-day inactive in the 30-7 victory.
    • Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Posted 1 solo tackle from scrimmage and saw action on special teams against the Vikings.
    • Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Saw action from scrimmage and recorded a solo special teams tackle against the Bengals.
    • Game 4 at NE (10/4): Saw action off the bench (did not record a tackle) as part of a defense that held the Patriots to 40% on 3rd-down conversions.
    • Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Netted 1 solo tackle from scrimmage, as part of a defense that held the Browns to 186 total yards, including 126 passing, and forced 4 turnovers in the 34-3 victory.
    • Game 2 at SD (9/20): Subbed from scrimmage and had a PD in the end zone with 57 seconds remaining in the game to deny a TD in the 31-26 win.
    • Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Saw action off the bench, recording a PD and 1 solo special teams tackle in the 38-24 win.
    • 2008: (with Baltimore) Saw action in a career-high 15 games (including 5 starts) in his 1st year with Baltimore
    • Recorded a career high with 33 tackles, 2 FFs, 1 INT and a career-high 14 PD as part of the NFL’s 2nd-ranked defense
    • Also netted 2 special teams tackles
    • Started and netted acareer-high 8 tackles (7 solo - career high for solo stops), 3 PD and a FF in the 27-7 victory in game 16 vs. Jax. (12/28)
    • Started and registered 6 solo tackles and a PD in game 6 at Mia. (10/19)
    • Saw action in all 3 postseason games, starting 1 (AFC Championship), recording 5 solo tackles and 2 PD
    • Also posted a special teams tackle and blocked PAT (at Miami) in the Wild Card game.
    • 2007: (with Green Bay) Played in 12 games, rotating as the nickel and dime back, and posted 10 tackles (9 solo), 1 PD and 12 special teams tackles
    • Saw 1st postseason game action
    • Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on 10/18, but returned to the field shortly thereafter
    • Posted 1 tackle as the dime back in Divisional Playoff vs. Sea. (1/12)
    • Saw extensive action on defense in game 16 vs. Det. (12/30) and notched 3 tackles and 1 PD
    • Subbed in game 11 at Det. (11/22) and made 5 tackles (4 solo), also posting 2 special teams stops
    • Made 2 special teams stops in game 8 at KC (11/4), and returned to the field after arthroscopic knee surgery on 10/18
    • Led Packers with 3 special teams tackles in game 5 vs. Chi. (10/7).
    • 2006: (with NY Giants) Saw action in 11 games, starting 1, with most game play on special teams
    • Finished with 8 tackles (5 solo) and 2 special teams tackles
    • Started at LCB in game 11 at Ten.
    • (11/26) and posted a then-career-high 7 tackles (4 solo).
    • 2005: (with NY Giants) Played in 7 games, with majority of game action on special teams
    • Posted 1 INT and 2 special teams tackles
    • Netted a special teams tackle in game 3 at SD (9/25)
    • Saw action at CB in season opener vs. Ari. (9/11) and intercepted QB Josh McCown for a 71-yard return to end the Cardinals’ last drive.
    • 2004: (with NY Giants) Saw action in 13 games, with 1 start
    • Recorded 12 tackles, 2 INTs, 3 PD and 1 FF, in addition to 7 special teams tackles
    • Started at RCB and posted 3 tackles, 1 INT and 1st career FF in game 15 at Cin. (12/26)
    • Inactive for season’s 1st 3 contests due to a broken sesamoid bone suffered before the season opener.
    • 2003: (with NY Giants) Started in 7 of 10 games played and tied for the team-lead with 2 INTs and a team-high 74 yards on INT returns
    • Posted 32 tackles (28 solo)
    • In his 1st Monday Night Football appearance, scored the Giants’ only TD when he picked off QB Brad Johnson’s pass for a 56-yard INT return in game 11 at TB (11/24)
    • Started his 1st-career game at CB in game 10 at Phi. (11/16), recording 3 tackles and 1 PD, before leaving the game with a concussion
    • Saw his 1st NFL action and had 4 tackles and a game-changing INT of QB Daunte Culpepper in the 4th quarter to set up the Giants’ clinching TD in game 7 at Min. (10/26).
    • Finished his Tuskegee career with 92 tackles (64 solo), 2 sacks, 6 TFL, 6 INTs and 34 PD during his time as a Golden Tiger
    • In 2002 as a senior, was named Little All-America 1st-team and Super Sleeper Team selection by the NFL Draft Report
    • Added All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st-team honors
    • Started all year at RCB
    • Appeared in 9 games in 2001, seeing action at RCB and as a nickel back
    • Selected All-SIAC 2nd-team pick by The Sports Page in 2000
    • Played in 9 games as a freshman in 1999, seeing action mostly on special teams
    • Majored in mechanical engineering
    • Attended Booker T. Washington (AL) HS in Tuskegee, lettering in football, baseball and track
    • As a senior, played tailback for 6 games and rushed for 948 yards and 12 TDs
    • Also finished 3rd in the state in the 100-yard dash
    • Cousin Chad Lucas (WR, Tampa Bay) also plays in the NFL
    • Extremely active participant in the community, he annually hosts a free football camp in hometown of Tuskegee
    • Since coming into the league in 2003, Walker has donated 35,000 pounds of poultry to local community organizations during the holidays with Lift Up America
    • Arranged a trip for all Giants Academy students to see UniverSoul Circus in Newark, NJ, and participated in the NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle
    • Attended fundraisers for Institute for Student Achievement and Ronald McDonald House, visited donors at the Giants Blood Drive and attended the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund's "Pigskin Ball" fundraiser
    • Served as guest speaker at ADP and Pitney Bowes' United Way campaign kickoffs
    • Walker played Santa Claus at Giants Jingle Jam, handing out new coats, backpacks and toys to 750 New Jersey foster kids
    • Constructed homes for Katrina Relief with Habitat for Humanity at Rockefeller Plaza and made a financial contribution to Habitat for Humanity International's Katrina Relief Fund
    • Walker participated in the 4th Annual Holiday Helpers shopping event in Dec. 2008, serving as a personal shopper for 55 youth with gift certificates to Target donated by teammates Derrick Mason and Samari Rolle
    • Took part when the The United Way partnered with local organizations to renovate the Woodmoor Police Athletic League center
    • Walker teamed up with a company and was assigned to a specific room to renovate in the PAL center
    • Enjoys cooking and fixing up vintage cars
    • Full name: Frank Bernard Walker, Jr.

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