Travon Walker came to the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2022. The team now made a little surprising decision for their Edge Rusher.
As the Jaguars announced on Monday, the 5th Year option is pulled for Travon Walker. After the first four years of his rookie contract, Walker continues to hold this in Jacksonville. For the additional year, Walker will get $ 14.75 million, which are completely guaranteed.
However, it could have been more, namely if Walker had come to the Pro Bowl in his first years. Because this was not the case, he ends up in the salary assessment in the “Playtime Animal” and only deserves $ 14.75 million.
By the beginning of May, the teams can still pull the Fifth-Year option for the first round picks from 2022. For example, if you look at Detroit or New York, Aidan Hutchinson and Sauce Gardner could expect a larger salary amount, the Lions and jets should pull the option. Hutchinson and Gardner were already in Pro Bowl.
NFL: After initial problems, top performers now
At the time, Jacksonville Walker had signed the first pick in the entire draft. An investment that threatened to fail. In the first season, Walker only brought it to 3.5 sacks. Too little for a first overall pick.
Afterwards, Walker developed more and more into a top performer. In the last two seasons, he each booked a double -digit number of sacks. Last year he was one of only four players who managed over 60 tackles and 10 sacks. With Leonard Williams, Andrew van Ginkel and TJ Watt, Walker had good colleagues in this statistics.
Together with Josh Hines-Allen, Walker teaches the quarterback. In the last two seasons, the two brought the quarterback to the ground 46 times. A value that no other duo succeeded.