Breaking Down New Kansas City Chiefs DL Vance Walker

March 15, 2014   ·   BJ Kissel   ·   Jump to comments

The Kansas City Chiefs recently lost defensive end and former first-round pick Tyson Jackson to the Atlanta Falcons, as Jackson signed a five-year, $25 million contract within the first few hours of free agency. 
Just this past offseason, former Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who selected Jackson with the No. 3 overall pick back in 2009, was hired to the Falcons front office and reunited with his old pal, Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff. 
With Jackson now gone, the Chiefs had a hole to fill along the defensive line. 
It didn't take long for the Chiefs to make a move as they signed 26-year-old former Oakland Raiders defensive end Vance Walker to a three-year contract. 
The 6'2" 305-pound Walker has played in 73 games throughout his five-year career, including 63 of the last 64. He's missed just one game over the past four seasons after playing the first four years of his career with the Falcons and spending last season with the ...

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