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Javon Walker Situation: Will He Play In 2008?

June 17, 2008 at 9:11 am | Article by Paul Hickey |

Raiders WR Javon Walker was found unconscious just outside the Las Vegas strip early Monday morning, as the victim of an apparent robbery, according to Rotoworld.

Although Walker - one of the NFL’s top three highest paid WRs after signing with Oakland this off-season - is listed at an area hospital in fair condition, there are many reports that the has “significant injuries” including an orbital fracture.

Join our No-Offseason.com readers in talking about this on our forums, as they’re doing a great job reporting and analyzing the situation.

We won’t comment now on the situation, but we will give our fantasy take. This is not good for Walker owners. Flat out - he may not play this year. Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin suffered head and neck injuries in a club altercation while playing with the Seahawks, and was miraculously able to recover and re-start his career, hopefully Walker will be as fortunate.

We wish the best for Walker, but at this point - with these injuries - football doesn’t appear to be in his immediate future, thus his fantasy value - dynasty and otherwise - is in serious jeopardy.

Ronald Curry would likely step in and replace Walker in Oakland’s starting line-up, while Drew Carter would see an increased role as well.