Devon Walker’s football career at Tulane was cut short when a tackle in a 2012 game against Tulsa fractured his spine and left him paralyzed. Saturday, Walker graduated from Tulane, and the hometown New Orleans Saints made the day even greater by signing him in a press conference:
Saints sign paralyzed Tulane safety Devon Walker on graduation day
Walker can’t play, but he still gets to join his local NFL team.
Stacy Revere
#Saints sign former Tulane safety Devon Walker pic.twitter.com/0vquq8SvLm
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 17, 2014 And Walker had no idea it was coming:
Walker said it's a dream come true. Walker was tricked and didn't know this was happening. Thought he was going to eat oysters.
— Larry Holder (@LarryHolder) May 17, 2014 Nice move by the Saints, and a really special graduation day for a guy who faced greater obstacles in college than most of us could imagine.
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