NFL notes: Raiders WR Walker injured in Las Vegas; Texans sign Colvin
Published 11:13 pm Monday, June 16, 2008
RAIDERS: Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker was found unconscious on a Las Vegas street Monday after apparently being the victim of a robbery.
Police spokesman Bill Cassell said in a statement that Walker was taken to a hospital with “significant injuries” after being found early Monday on a street off the Las Vegas Strip.
Cassell said Walker remained in fair condition at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.
A Raiders spokesman said the team was “in the process of gathering information” and had no further comment.
Walker signed a six-year, $55 million deal with the Raiders after being released by the Denver Broncos in February. Walker injured his right knee for the second time in his career last season and was limited to eight games and 26 catches in 2007.
TEXANS: Free agent linebacker Rosevelt Colvin signed with the Houston Texans on Monday. Colvin spent five years with the Patriots and was a member of two Super Bowl winning teams, but was released by New England in February. He missed the last five regular season games and the playoffs with a foot injury. The 30-year-old Colvin had 521/2 sacks in nine seasons with the Patriots and the Bears.
