Javon Walker Bombshell destroying his career.

[Packers4Ever]

I've sent JW a couple messages....feel free to do the same

http://www.javonwalker84.com/contact.php

Good! Where do we line up, GBR ?

[vince]

Wonderlic Boy strikes again!

Kiss that $5,400,000 bonus money goodbye.

I think Shanny's handling this clown exactly how he deserves to be treated.

Shanahan after J-Walk Refuses to Restructure

[Packers4Ever]

I've sent JW a couple messages....feel free to do the same

http://www.javonwalker84.com/contact.php

Good! Where do we line up, GBR ?

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I couldn't email because my 'paste' wasn't working, but - I did find
his message to all his Bronco fans - did you catch it? It's
under his Blog.....

[packers11]

If he wants to be back in Green Bay maybe the practice squad is looking for another player???

[BallHawk]

Wonderlic Boy strikes again!

Kiss that $5,400,000 bonus money goodbye.

I think Shanny's handling this clown exactly how he deserves to be treated.

Shanahan after J-Walk Refuses to Restructure

Nice.

[gbgary]

I will eat crow for getting mad that JW was traded. I thought we should have given him a contract...

me too. he's turned out to be just as odd a duck as duane thomas. do the oldsters around here remember him? cowboy running back of the early 70s. awesome talent without a brain. geesh!

[Tony Oday]

I say we sign him for an incentive laden contract, let him play all pre season then cut him just before opening day

[motife]

btw, Jim Bates fans..

He's likely going to be fired as Defensive Boss at Denver.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/12/31/bc.fbn.broncoswrapup.ap/

[vince]

Here's another article on the subject.

Walker says 'it's best for me' to be off Broncos
Associated Press

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Javon Walker stopped short of demanding a trade like he did two years ago in Green Bay, but he suggested Monday that it might be best for everyone if the Denver Broncos sent him packing.

"It's not that they don't want me here, but I just don't think it's the best fit for me," Walker said as he prepared to meet with coach Mike Shanahan for his exit interview.

The Broncos (7-9) expected to compete for a championship but they lost Walker for two months after he underwent a third operation on his right knee and Denver posted its first losing season since 1999.

So, big changes are expected this offseason, perhaps starting with the departure of defensive boss Jim Bates, although Walker sounded as though he'd like to be the first one out the door.

Walker said he wouldn't ask for a trade but just didn't see himself fitting into Denver's plans in 2008, when he's due to make about $7.5 million in salary and bonuses.

He has said he wouldn't be amenable to restructuring his contract despite his injury-riddled season and that he just needs an offseason of rest to return to his Pro Bowl form after catching only 26 passes for 287 yards and no touchdowns this season.

In his absence, second-year pro Brandon Marshall blossomed into the Broncos' primary receiver with 102 catches for 1,325 yards and seven TDs, and slot receiver Brandon Stokley played so well that he received a three-year contract extension.

In a rambling eight-minute group interview in front of his locker that was eventually cut off by the team's public relations staff, an unusually jovial Walker said he can still be a great receiver but probably for somebody else.

"I just don't see it happening for me here," he said. "What it boils down to at this point is I've got to go where the best fit is for me. ... And if it's not the best situation for me [in Denver], it's the best situation for Brandon Marshall."

This was the first indication that Walker was unhappy in Denver, although he acknowledged last summer that he initially wanted out after cornerback Darrent Williams died in his arms in a New Year's Day drive-by shooting that remains unsolved.

Walker asked out of Green Bay after missing the 2005 season with a knee injury that occurred in the Packers' opener, the very thing his then-agent Drew Rosenhaus feared when Walker was threatening to hold out for more money.

Walker was upset that the Packers dismissed his contract complaints and also didn't appreciate Brett Favre telling him to put up and shut up, so he was traded to Denver on draft day in 2006, signed a five-year contract extension worth more than $40 million and had a stellar season for the Broncos.

But it's become apparent to Walker that he had it good in Green Bay, where the Packers capitalized on his deep threat ability much more than the Broncos have.

"Green Bay made me who I was for a team like this to want to bring me here," Walker said. "So, maybe it takes a team like that to go back."

Walker suggested, however, that he could find happiness if he stays in Denver.

"Yeah, if they do want me back, I greatly appreciate it," he said. "If not, you've got to move on."

Shanahan, who has called this the toughest season of his 13-year tenure in Denver, was unavailable for comment. He's scheduled his season-ending news conference for Jan. 7.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Re: Javon Walker Bombshell destroying his career.

Walker missed seven games this season with a knee injury and second-year player Brandon Marshall flourished, catching 1002 balls.

Ok, Marshall was good, but he did not catch 1002 passes during the season.

Sorry, I copied and pasted from the Denver Post mistakes and all.

I know it was a cut and paste job, simply ripping on the original statement. Nothing reflecting on you.

[Scott Campbell]

I can't believe Ted duped the Broncos into giving up a 2nd for this guy.

[mmmdk]

Just got the lowdown on Walker; fabulous job TT. I think TT knew this scenario was not out of question.

[RashanGary]

I can't believe Ted duped the Broncos into giving up a 2nd for this guy.

You crack me up!! Oh. Oh man, I just crapped my pants.


No, not really but you crack me up. That was funny.

[FritzDontBlitz]

This is probably one of the most biased threads I've seen posted on this site in a while. Not a surprise, though: all you have to do around here is use "Javon Walker" in a sentence and these will be the typical knee-jerk reactions you'll get. The most laughable thing is the fact that not only does neither article quote Walker as saying he wants to return to Green Bay, there's no room for him on the Packers roster anyway.

Am I the only one who thinks it strange that the postgame locker room interview "with an unusually jovial" Walker lasted so long the PR guy had to cut it off, but neither article about it is longer than a paragraph? I smell a bit of a hatchet job from a Denver writer, but I'm probably in the minority on that. What I read was a guy who is resigned to the fact the Broncos have found the big, fast, sure-handed receiver they wanted when they signed him...but, the guy's name happens to be Brandon Marshall, not Javon Walker. I hear a guy who recognizes he probably doesn't fit into Denver's future plans at his age, price and current state of health. He's probably right on both counts.

I was pissed at the way Walker left. I continued to be pissed when some posters here insisted on ripping TT at the way he opted out of an untenable situation. Fortunately those sentiments were before we found out that we have a glut of capable receivers to play with in Green Bay. Walker won't be back in Green Bay unless he's on the visitor's sidelines, so why even trip on it?

[vince]

This is probably one of the most biased threads I've seen posted on this site in a while. Not a surprise, though: all you have to do around here is use "Javon Walker" in a sentence and these will be the typical knee-jerk reactions you'll get. The most laughable thing is the fact that not only does neither article quote Walker as saying he wants to return to Green Bay, there's no room for him on the Packers roster anyway.

Here's the quote you apparently missed Fritz.

"Green Bay made me who I was for a team like this to want to bring me here," Walker said. "So, maybe it takes a team like that to go back."

Walker's disjointed grammar notwithstanding, where exactly would Walker be talking about going "back" to, if not Green Bay?

Am I the only one who thinks it strange that the postgame locker room interview "with an unusually jovial" Walker lasted so long the PR guy had to cut it off, but neither article about it is longer than a paragraph? I smell a bit of a hatchet job from a Denver writer, but I'm probably in the minority on that.

I counted 17 paragraphs in the article from Sports Illustrated, Fritz. It's not surprising that a PR guy would cut off an interview where a current player is happily discussing his dissatisfaction with the team. That doesn't make for great PR.

What I read was a guy who is resigned to the fact the Broncos have found the big, fast, sure-handed receiver they wanted when they signed him...but, the guy's name happens to be Brandon Marshall, not Javon Walker. I hear a guy who recognizes he probably doesn't fit into Denver's future plans at his age, price and current state of health. He's probably right on both counts.

Yes he's right on all counts Fritz. The reason he's getting (justifiably) bashed is because his response to the situation is to take a me-first approach and publicly announce his intent to force the Broncos to cut him rather than restructure an untenable contract he has grossly underpreformed. This compares closely to his me-first attitude a few years back when he DEMANDED a renegotiation of his contract that he felt he outperformed. Which is it? Does he stand by his contract or should it be adjusted depending on his play? Well that obviously depends on which side of the quandary Javon happens to be on.

I was pissed at the way Walker left. I continued to be pissed when some posters here insisted on ripping TT at the way he opted out of an untenable situation. Fortunately those sentiments were before we found out that we have a glut of capable receivers to play with in Green Bay. Walker won't be back in Green Bay unless he's on the visitor's sidelines, so why even trip on it?

I'm not sure about tripping on it, but we fans tend to dislike when talented players on the team we root for unfairly screw the franchise. When karma comes back on itself, its noteworthy and pretty good fodder for follow-up discussion.