| Sun Jan 30 2011 | 14:03 | McCarthy: Walden has earned starting job | ||||
Coach Mike McCarthy confirmed that Erik Walden will start opposite Clay Matthews provided his ankle is ready by next week. | ||||||
"He's earned that," McCarthy explained. Walden was the only starter held out of Saturday's practice, but the Packers are optimistic that his ankle will be in good shape for the Super Bowl. | ||||||
| Source: Green Bay Packers on Twitter | ||||||
| Sat Jan 29 2011 | 12:28 | Walden only Packer to miss practice Saturday | ||||
Packers OLB Erik Walden (ankle) was the only Green Bay player to miss practice Saturday. | ||||||
Walden, the starter across from Clay Matthews, did not practice the entire week. Frank Zombo (knee), Walden's backup, was limited in his return to practice Friday. Both players should be OK to play in next Sunday's Super Bowl, though backup Diyral Briggs could be in line for increased snaps. | ||||||
| Source: Tom Silverstein on Twitter | ||||||
| Tue Jan 25 2011 | 08:38 | McCarthy not sure if Walden will practice Fri | ||||
Packers coach Mike McCarthy wasn't sure if OLB Erik Walden (ankle) would be ready to practice by Friday. | ||||||
Friday will be the team's first Super Bowl practice, as they'll practice Friday, Saturday and Sunday before heading to Dallas on Monday. Walden should be OK to play with the Super Bowl still so far away, but if he can't go, Diyral Briggs and Frank Zombo will step up. | ||||||
| Source: ESPNMilwaukee.com | ||||||
| Mon Jan 24 2011 | 09:47 | Walden injures ankle in title game | ||||
Packers OLB Erik Walden suffered an ankle injury in Sunday's NFC Championship Game win over the Bears and did not return. | ||||||
Walden's status for the Super Bowl is unclear. The former special teamer has been starting at right outside linebacker, opposite Clay Matthews. If Walden can't go, Diyral Briggs and Frank Zombo are next up. | ||||||
| Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | ||||||
| Tue Jan 4 2011 | 16:02 | Erik Walden explodes in Week 17 | ||||
Packers OLB Erik Walden racked up 11 tackles (10 solo) and two sacks in the team's Week 17 win over Chicago. | ||||||
Perhaps it was just the Bears' sieve of an offensive line in this game, but Walden was a one-man wrecking crew in his second NFL start. Most of the credit goes to DC Dom Capers' scheme. He's shuffled through an array of street free agent-caliber outside linebackers like Frank Zombo and Walden to direct a defense that led the NFC in regular season sacks. Walden is likely to start again opposite Clay Matthews in the Wild Card round. | ||||||
| Wed Oct 27 2010 | 11:39 | Packers bring in Walden | ||||
Packers signed OLB Erik Walden. | ||||||
He'll provide depth with the Packers' slew of injuries to their linebacking corps but really shouldn't be more than a special teams contributor. | ||||||
| Wed Sep 29 2010 | 12:18 | Dolphins waive Walden | ||||
Dolphins waived OLB Erik Walden. | ||||||
Walden blew his assignment on the blocked punt against the Jets on Sunday night. He'll try to hide that tape and latch on somewhere else as a special teamer. | ||||||
| Source: Ben Volin on Twitter | ||||||
| Tue Sep 14 2010 | 12:17 | Dolphins re-sign Walden | ||||
Dolphins re-signed OLB Erik Walden. | ||||||
A bit player at best on defense, Walden will focus on special teams in his return to the Fins. He averaged over a special teams tackle per game in six 2009 appearances, though Miami's coverage fared fine without him in Week 1. | ||||||
| Sat Sep 4 2010 | 11:22 | Dolphins waive OLB Walden | ||||
Dolphins waived OLB Erik Walden. | ||||||
Walden was a core special teamer for the Fins, but never made an impact on defense. his ability to run down kicks could still come in handy elsewhere. | ||||||
| Source: Omar Kelly on Twitter | ||||||