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 Bills deal disgruntled DT Walker to Bears for pick - NFL
Bills deal disgruntled DT Walker to Bears for pick - NFL
The Chicago Bears , for weeks looking for extra help in the middle of their defensive line, traded a fifth-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for disgruntled defensive tackle Darwin Walker . Walker, who was traded from the Eagles to the Bills in the Takeo Spikes deal, failed to report to the Bills and would have gone back to the Eagles had he not shown up by Aug. 5. Walker wanted a new contract ...
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Bills trade disgruntled Walker
Buffalo Bills — ... The contract situation between the Buffalo Bills and Darwin Walker is no longer an issue. ESPN’s John Clayton reports that the team sent Walker to Chicago for a fifth-round draft pick. ...

Bills Deal Walker to Chicago, Acquire Draft Choice
Buffalo Rumblings — ... There were likely two main factors weighing in on this decision. First of all, it's likely that the Bills - who were scheduled to receive a 6th-round pick from the Eagles on August 5 in a clause that would have sent Walker back to Philly - very likely got a better draft pick from the Bears with this trade. My uninformed and only semi-educated guess is that the pick will be performance based; i.e. if Walker meets certain statistical criteria, the Bills will receive a higher draft pick. Update [2007-7-29 16:20:22 by Brian G]: John Clayton is reporting that the draft pick acquired from Chicago was, in fact, a fifth-rounder. So all that speculation you just read was wrong - and it makes this trade an even better deal for the Bills. End Update ...

Darwin Walker Joins Bears
Da' Bears Blog — ... ESPN has reported that the Bills have traded "disgruntled" defensive tackle Darwin Walker to the Bears for a fifth round draft pick next year. CLICK HERE for more info. ...

Bills send Walker to Chicago
Inside the Iggles | A Philadelphia Eagles Blog — ... The contract situation between the Buffalo Bills and Darwin Walker is no longer an issue. ESPN’s John Clayton reports that the team sent Walker to Chicago for a fifth-round draft pick. ...

On the Acquisition of Darwin Walker
The Bear Cave — ... The AP reports the Bears have traded a fifth-round pick to Buffalo for contract-unhappy defensive tackle Darwin Walker, formerly of the Eagles. ...

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