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Gary Walker

Retired

Houston Texans · DE

Gary Walker recorded 147 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with HST, Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Tennessee Oilers, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers.

▶Best highlights

1.6

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

147

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Gary Walker's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 15, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 17, 2000

Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2000

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEP 19, 1999

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1999

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
CLEVELANDBROWNS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 30, 2005

Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2005

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 23, 2001

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2001

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Gary Walker's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 7 total tackles · 2 sacks

Regular Season
2005
CLEVELANDBROWNS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 30, 2005

Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2005

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2001
BUFFALOBILLS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 18, 2001

Buffalo Bills vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 18, 2001

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2002
HOUSTONTEXANS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 8, 2002

Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2002

5 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2005
ARIZONACARDINALS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 18, 2005

Arizona Cardinals vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2005

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Gary Walker's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

01
TENWALKER—Gary Walker
TENMOON1Warren Moon
TENJEFFIRES80Haywood Jeffires

A historic passing offense meets historic heartbreak

Tennessee Titans · Moon and the run-and-shoot

Moon flourished in Houston's wide-open offense and made seven straight playoffs, but the 32-point collapse in Buffalo became the era's defining ending.

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Franchise era

1989–1999

02
DALWALKER—Gary Walker
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

03
CINWALKER—Gary Walker
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

04
MIAWALKER—Gary Walker
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

05
BUFWALKER—Gary Walker
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

06
TENWALKER—Gary Walker
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1995–1999

07
JAXWALKER—Gary Walker
JAXBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

Four straight playoff trips and two AFC title games

Jacksonville Jaguars · The expansion rocket

Tom Coughlin built an expansion roster with extraordinary speed, upsetting Denver in 1996 and going 14–2 three years later.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

08
JAXWALKER—Gary Walker
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

09
GBWALKER—Gary Walker
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

10
PITWALKER—Gary Walker
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

11
CLEWALKER—Gary Walker
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

12
KCWALKER—Gary Walker
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

13
BALWALKER—Gary Walker
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

14
HOUWALKER—Gary Walker
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2001, 200211 NFL seasons147 career games168 career solo tackles48 career sacksDrafted by: HOUDraft pick: 159Jersey: 962 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Dec 18, 2005

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history