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I’m still healthy enough to play, even at my age. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images. And, with a smile, he scoffed at the idea that he was nervous about returning from such a dramatic injury. "I’m surprised. "You know they say he’s one of the best to do it, and in my eyes, he is one of the best to do it. "This is not the end for me," Walker said Tuesday. He quipped that he should get a healthy dose of targets in 2019 because the Titans' new offensive coordinator, Arthur Smith, used to be his position coach. All rights reserved.

All Rights Reserved. BB might pass on this youngster and sign Antonio Gates instead…lol.

Reach Erik Bacharach at ebacharach@tennessean.com and on Twitter @ErikBacharach. I feel like I’m healthier than 21-year-olds that come in this league, so why stop?

At 29 years old.

In fact, Walker said he was caught off-guard when he heard the news about Gronkowski.

On a special treadmill, he's running on 80 percent of his body weight at 10 mph. I hate to see him retire this early, but if your body’s telling you that you need to stop playing this game, you’ve got to stop playing this game.

He’s very young.

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The Titans, sans Walker, will face the Raiders on Sunday afternoon. Walker suffered season-ending ankle injuries each of the last two seasons. “Pretty much, yeah,” said Walker, who played in at least 15 games and caught at least 60 passes in each of his first five seasons with the Titans (2013-17).

And no, he's not thinking about retirement yet. “ This is not the end for me,” Walker said. After being placed on injured reserve, the tight end told the team website (via Twitter) that he intends to play in 2020. "This is not the end for me," Walker said on Tuesday.

After being placed on injured reserve, the tight end told the team website (via Twitter) that he intends to play in 2020. I agree that CBS Sports can send me the "Fantasy Football Today Newsletter" newsletter. However, the Titans can get out of the deal pretty easily, if they want to, and put those dollars elsewhere. He joked the Titans were among the top-five best-looking teams in the NFL.

This has been a frustrating season for the 35-year-old. Walker remains on a different path. He’s already a Patriot.

Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world, Walker (ankle) has no interest in retiring at the end of the season, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports. “It’s early,” he said, “but I feel pretty good right now.”.

"This is a setback. It showed Monday, when Walker made the horde of local reporters at a press conference laugh more than once.

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I just want to get it fixed and be ready for next year.

Even though he’ll be 35 by the start of the 2019 season.

I’d rather be out there running with the guys and doing the activities that they’re doing, but again, I’ve got to be smart. But it’s telling me to keep going. So yeah, it’s going to be tough, man.

Delanie Walker finally was running on the treadmill. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about tight end Delanie Walker on ESPN.

Two stellar careers, two vastly different end points. I don’t want to push it to where it sets me back before the season starts. Delanie Walker finally was running on the treadmill. This has been a frustrating season for the 35-year-old.

He’s a great athlete," Walker said.

Walker, who remains a free agent, was cut by the Titans earlier this offseason, and Mariota went on to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders in free agency after five seasons in Nashville. He’ll try to get whatever he can from Nfl.

section: | slug: titans-delanie-walker-no-desire-to-retire | sport: football | route: article_single_fantasy | He signed a two-year extension last summer and hopes to be ready for the start of training camp. "This is a setback. At 7-5, they have a 42% shot at reaching the playoffs, according to FiveThirtyEight. "I ain’t never heard that word before. You’ll make a great middle-manager someday. Walker (ankle) has no interest in retiring at the end of the season, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports. In theory, Walker is set to return to the Titans thanks to the two-year, $17MM extension he signed prior to the 2018 season.

Probably first signing next year. Yeah, that kills the 34-year-old who, before last season, proved ultra-durable.

That’s the way you’ve got to play this game. Wondering where Delanie Walker will sign is a fair question, but let’s first look at the facts. “I love playing this game. “This is not the end for me,” Walker said. Two stellar careers, two vastly different end points.

Walker landed on injured reserve last week due to a nagging ankle injury connected to surgery he underwent last year. "I watched him do that last year as he would prepare for OTAs, and prepare for training camp. “Just knowing me, I want to be out there with the guys. A 35-year-old tight end coming off back-to-back injury-plagued seasons isn’t exactly what you would call a “coveted asset” in NFL free agency.

The news made a national splash in March: Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was retiring. “I’m a different type of animal,” Walker said Monday as the Titans opened their offseason program.

I always had the mind-set, once I feel healthy, I’ve got to forget about it. Walker (ankle) has no interest in retiring at the end of the season, Jim Wyatt of the Titans ' official site reports.

"He knows his body better than anybody," Titans coach Mike Vrabel said. Unfortunately, we lost him early on, but I think that he’ll do everything he can to work his way through the offseason and find a way to be ready for us when we have to start practicing.". "I think if you think about it and you’re nervous going into it, that’s when you get hurt.

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Delanie Walker ‘s season is over, but he says his career will continue.

Walker’s season ended after 21 catches for 215 yards and two touchdowns in seven games. Walker will be on a customized plan while the rest of his teammates go through regular offseason workouts.

The veteran tight end recorded 21 catches for 215 yards and two touchdowns across seven appearances this season. After missing just 8 games in 11 years, Walker has played in a grand total of contests the last two seasons combined. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. 6-keys: media/fantasynews/nfl/reg/free/stories. He’s a moocher.

Just like (Monday), watching them today, watching them run and I had to sit on the bike for 40 minutes and pedal, I feel like I got the short end of the stick. He started the season as the Titans’ starting tight end, but his surgically-repaired ankle held him back.

And to be honest with you, at the end of the day, I think he’ll make more money outside of football than playing football.". Titans' Delanie Walker: Getting procedure for ankle.

"This is a setback.

A staple of the Titans' offense for the past seven years, Walker is currently eighth on the team's all time receptions list -- a list he'll hope to climb further in 2020.
at Still, he believes he can get back to the form he exhibited from 2014-2017, when he tallied at least 800 yards in each campaign.

I know what type of injury I had. Delanie Walker‘s season is over, but he says his career will continue. Delanie Walker: Could be target for Niners? I still have a year on my contract, and I am a Titan. No, I’m not nervous," he said. So that’s what I’m going to do.”. In 2018, that ankle injury limited him to just one game. 10:24 pm ET, Delanie Walker: Drawing interest from teams.

I’ve been doing it for a long time. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: fantasynews | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | And if anyone knows the type of injury I had, it ain't easy to come back and play at a high level like I do. "This is not the end for me," Walker said Tuesday.

"But trust me, I’m working as hard as I possibly can to get on that field.". Meanwhile, in Nashville, the Titans’ 34-year-old tight end was making strides in his return from a gruesome ankle injury that cost him nearly the entire 2018 season. To say the offseason has been a bit of a bumpy ride for Delanie Walker would be an understatement.

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Getting the money promised to him in contract is mooching?

So as long as the team, the organization, wants me here and believes in me, I am always going to be a Titan.". Walker, who suffered a season-ending injury in Week 1 of 2018, said he doesn’t have a timetable for a return but is trending in the right direction. When my body tells me to stop playing, I’m pretty sure I’ll retire. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Poll: Will The Jets Fire Adam Gase Before The End Of The Year?

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