The Oakland Raiders are set to release wide receiver Javon Walker only one year into his 6-year, $55 million contract. Walker appeared in only eight games last season, catching a total of 15 passes.
Walker’s career as a Raider will be remembered more for what he did off of the field rather than on the field. Last summer in Las Vegas, Walker was robbed and beaten during a bizarre nightclub incident. Walker also tried to retire before even playing a game with the Raiders, saying that “his heart was no longer into it.”
Now that Javon Walker and Ronald Curry are gone, Raiders fans are optimistic that a talented young receiver like Michael Crabtree or Jeremy Maclin can be drafted in this year’s NFL Draft. There are also a few big name receivers on the free agent market who would make a great fit playing with JaMarcus Russell.