{"id":849877,"date":"2026-04-02T19:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849877\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T19:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:37:26","slug":"colts-4-year-starter-retires-from-nfl-after-9-seasons-with-4-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849877\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts&#8217; 4-year starter retires from NFL after 9 seasons with 4 teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From a fifth-round pick by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> in 2017 to a strong NFL career.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the journey Anthony Walker Jr. traveled as a hard-working, strong-leading linebacker.<\/p>\n<p>Walker has now ended that NFL journey \u2014 he announced his retirement from football in a post on his Instagram:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#Browns<\/a> LB Anthony Walker Jr. announced his retirement today on his IG account. Excellent player and great person to cover! <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zf1HYtzdFx\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Zf1HYtzdFx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryKayCabot\/status\/2039767789582397766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\/news\/eagles-andy-dalton-trade-means-1-thing-tanner-mckee\/86802294aabd34a193319845\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">E<\/a><a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\/news\/eagles-new-signing-flew-himself-plane-pilot-philadelphia\/c242c3d975a77268d6aa376b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">agles&#8217; new signing flew himself as a pilot to Philadelphia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walker, 30, spent his first four NFL seasons with the Colts. He started games in all four of those campaigns, including 32-of-32 in 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Walker totaled 343 tackles with the Colts, including 124 in the 2019 season.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Walker left for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>, where he spent three seasons. His first season there was the best, with 113 tackles. Walker dealt with heavy injury troubles while with the Browns.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the 2024 season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/miami-dolphins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>, making 68 tackles.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Walker suited up for just two games in limited action for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> and didn&#8217;t record a tackle.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries definitely hampered Walker in the second half of his career, but he was a talented guy who made the most of his opportunity after being that fifth-round pick out of Northwestern.<\/p>\n<p>More NFL news:<\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From a fifth-round pick by the Indianapolis Colts in 2017 to a strong NFL career. 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