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Erik Walden: Lands on waiver wire
The Seahawks waived Walden (hip) from injured reserve Saturday, Ben Arthur of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.
Walden was an exciting pickup, as he made two sacks in his preseason debut. He is just two seasons removed from an 11-sack campaign, but his durability is questionable at 33 years old. He'll be free to sign with another team now, and he can re-sign with the Seahawks after three weeks.
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Seahawks' Erik Walden: Bound for IR
The Seahawks placed Walden (hip) on injured reserve Saturday, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic Seattle reports.
It's a bummer for the Seahawks, who watched Walden make two sacks in his preseason debut. The veteran linebacker was set to bolster the team's pass rush, but now the Seahawks will revert to Frank Clark (elbow) and Dion Jordan (shin).
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Seahawks' Erik Walden: Nursing hip issue
Walden is dealing with a hip flexor injury, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.
Hip flexors can be somewhat tricky. Right now, Walden's hip injury is masked by minimal details regarding the extent of the injury. It's tough to establish a timeline for a return with little information, but the timing of the injury is rough considering 53-man roster trims are on the horizon.
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Seahawks' Erik Walden: Two sacks against Vikings
Walden made two sacks during Friday's 21-20 preseason loss to the Vikings.
Just two years removed from racking up 11 sacks for the Colts, Walden was brought in to bolster the Seahawks' pass rush, and the 33-year-old looks like he still has it. Walden likely sealed his spot on the team with his electric performance.
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Seahawks' Erik Walden: Signs with Seattle
Walden agreed to a contract with the Seahawks on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Walden earned over 500 defensive snaps as a rotational outside linebacker with the Titans in 2017, ultimately logging 36 tackles and four sacks in 16 games. In Seattle, he'll likely compete with Barkevious Mingo, D.J. Alexander and Shaquem Griffin for snaps opposite starting OLB K.J. Wright.
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Titans' Erik Walden: Removed from injury report
Walden (hamstring) doesn't appear on the injury report ahead of Sunday's game against the Texans.
Walden gradually escalated his level of practice in each subsequent day this week, culminating in a full showing Friday. Thus, he's all systems go at present time.
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Titans' Erik Walden: Day-to-day with groin injury
Walden is still nursing a groin injury and didn't practice Wednesday, Jason Wolf of The Tennessean reports.
Walden missed some practice early last week as well and dealt with a groin issue this preseason. The 32-year-old is considered day-to-day, and his status for Sunday's game against the Texans will likely be determined by his involvement (or lack thereof) in practices Thursday and Friday.
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Titans' Erik Walden: Back at practice
Walden (groin) has returned to practice, Jim Wyatt of Titans Online reports.
Walden was listed as day-to-day just over a week ago with a groin injury, but has since returned to practice and doesn't appear to be limited in any capacity. Walden is expected to back up Derrick Morgan at left outside linebacker this season.
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Titans' Erik Walden: Dealing with groin issue
Walden is day-to-day due to a groin, Jim Wyatt of Titans Online reports.
The injury occurred at Monday night's practice, but is not considered serious. He could return to practice as soon as Tuesday. Walden currently projects to back up Derrick Morgan at left outside linebacker.
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Titans' Erik Walden: Signs with Titans
Walden signed a contract with the Titans on Thursday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
It was a bit of a surprise to see Walden go unsigned this offseason after he tallied a career-high 11.0 sacks in 2016 while with the Colts. Prior to last season, he had only tallied more than 3.0 sacks once. The 31-year-old linebacker will likely be a backup outside linebacker with the Titans in what will be his 11th professional campaign.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-2, 250 lbs |
| Birthplace: Dublin, GA, USA |
| Age: 38 |
| School: Middle Tennessee |
| Experience: 11 |