Devon Walker

Not to be confused with DeVon Walker.

Devon Walker

Position:	Safety
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1990-11-29) November 29, 1990
Place of birth:	New Orleans, Louisiana
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Career information
High school:	Destrehan (LA) Destrehan High School
College:	Tulane
Undrafted:	2013
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2014)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Devon Walker (born November 29, 1990) was playing college football at Tulane University when he was paralyzed during a college game. He signed with the New Orleans Saints in May 2014.

Background

Devon grew up in the New Orleans suburb of Destrehan and graduated from Destrehan High School. He attended Tulane University in New Orleans, where he graduated in May 2014 with a degree in cell and molecular biology.

Injury

Devon was injured on September 8, 2012 during a game against Tulsa when he collided with a Tulane teammate and injured his C4 vertebrae. He was paralyzed from the neck down. He was a senior at Tulane at the time.

Signing

In May 2014, The New Orleans Saints surprised Walker when they signed him and welcomed him to their rookie minicamp. As coach Sean Payton said, “He is an outstanding young man, who is not only an inspiration to his coaches and teammates at Tulane, but to all of us. Devon’s character, determination, intelligence and work ethic are everything that we look for in a New Orleans Saint when we sign a player.”