Dallas Walker (born February 22, 1988) is a former

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College career

Walker played

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Western Michigan University Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a Public university, public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. B ...

(WMU). He initially spent a

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season at the

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before transferring to the

Georgia Military College Georgia Military College (GMC) is a Public college, public military junior college in Milledgeville, Georgia. It is divided into the junior college, a military junior college program, high school, middle school, and elementary school. It was ori ...

junior college. In 2008, Walker ranked 4th in the NJCAA among QB’s in completion percentage (64%) with 17 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Walker transferred to WMU for the 2009 season and spent three seasons for the Broncos as a tight end.

Professional career

Georgia Rampage

Walker signed with the

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of the

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(UIFL) in 2013.

San Diego Chargers

Walker was signed by the

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in April 2013. On August 25, 2013, he was released by the Chargers.

Dallas Cowboys

On July 17, 2014, the

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. T ...

signed Walker.

Carolina Panthers

The

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signed Walker on August 25, 2015. The team waived him on August 30.

References

External links

Western Michigan profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Dallas 1988 births Living people American football tight ends Dallas Cowboys players Carolina Panthers players Georgia Rampage players San Diego Chargers players Western Michigan Broncos football players People from Madison, Mississippi Sportspeople from Madison County, Mississippi Players of American football from Memphis, Tennessee Players of American football from Mississippi