Without any security beyond the 2024 season, these five players have the most to prove.
The Washington Commanders have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Mykal Walker, the team announced on Tuesday. The Steelers promoted Mykal Walker from the practice squad to the 53-man roster before the club’s Week 11 game against the Cleveland Browns, and he would go on to be a contributor down the stretch amid injuries.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Mykal Walker has inked a new deal out of free agency with the Washington Commanders this week, the team announced on Tuesday.
The Washington Commanders announced on Tuesday they have signed LB Mykal Walker to a contract. He overlapped with new Commanders HC Dan Quinn briefly in Atlanta as a rookie. Walker, 26, was a fourth-round pick by the Falcons in 2020 out of Fresno State.
The Steelers (8-7) rebuilt their inside linebacker room this offseason. But after seeing several injuries to the group, they have been forced to sign players who would otherwise be free agents.
Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Mykal Walker was fined $5,611 for his horse-collar tackle against Colts running back Zack Moss on the team’s first touchdown of the game.
The Steelers have named linebacker Blake Martinez as a co-starter alongside linebacker Mykal Walker at the spot across from Elandon Roberts in the defense.
In the NFL, injuries happen. That’s why defensive coordinator Teryl Austin shrugged off when the Steelers lost two inside linebackers. But when it comes time to get to the third-string inside linebackers and sometimes even fourth-string, it’s hard to expect that unit to stay afloat.
The Steelers are making a change to the depth chart at inside linebacker for Thursday’s game against the New England Patriots, with Blake Martinez inserted into the starting lineup in place of Mykal Walker at linebacker.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have dealt with their fair share of injuries at the inside linebacker position this season, and right now, the future feels somewhat uncertain about how the room looks next season. While Elandon Roberts feels like a name the Steelers will want to keep around, injured Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander could be question marks.
The Steelers will likely need a linebacker this offseason, with injuries to Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander muddying the picture for the future of that room.
When the Steelers lost Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander for the season, they turned to Mykal Walker, a veteran on the team’s practice squad for three weeks, to fill the void left behind.
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers named a new starter at linebacker after Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. That went to Mykal Walker, who will start moving forward next to Elandon Roberts.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have turned over many stones trying to find their core at inside linebacker, and just as they found success, two injuries derailed
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers will start linebacker Mykal Walker next to green dot wearer Elandon Roberts moving forward at inside linebacker, the team revealed on their Week 12 depth chart.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have promoted veteran linebacker Mykal Walker from the practice squad to the 53-man roster in advance of the club’s Week 11 game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a fortunate situation as they enter a Week 11 road matchup with the division rival Cleveland Browns. Sitting currently at 6-3, the Steelers will face backup quarterbacks in back to back AFC North matchups with the Browns and Cincinnati Bengals.
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have no obvious place to turn to with Kwon Alexander out for the rest of the season. With two of their three starting inside linebackers at the beginning of the season now out, Pittsburgh has one roster spot open after releasing Breiden Fehoko.
The Steelers lost LB Kwon Alexander for the season with a torn Achilles a week after they lost LB Cole Holcomb to a season-ending knee injury. Pittsburgh is now very thin at the position, so here are three options the team could turn to.
On October 30th, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed four-year veteran Mykal Walker to their practice squad. Walker spent the first three years of his career on the Atlanta Falcons (2020-2022).
Unfortunately, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost another key member of its defense in Week 9 against the Tennessee Titans. Linebacker Cole Holcomb was quickly ruled out for the rest of the game and within days, it was quickly determined that he was out of the season.
Not long after using their top waiver position to pick up Bravvion Roy, the Bears capitalized on their waiver priority to add another recently cut NFC South defender. Mykal Walker will head from Atlanta to Chicago.
The Falcons waived veteran Mykal Walker yesterday in a corresponding move after signing USFL standout Frank Ginda earlier in the day. At the time of Ginda’s signing, I figured the most likely cut candidate was Mike Jones Jr., an undrafted free agent that didn’t necessarily separate himself from the rest of the group throughout training camp.
After three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, inside linebacker Mykal Walker will be looking for a new home. According to a report from the NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Walker was cut by the Falcons on Sunday following their 19-3 preseason win over the Miami Dolphins.
The Atlanta Falcons waived a linebacker with starting experience in Mykal Walker.
The Atlanta Falcons entered training camp with a new defense and a young linebacker corp ready to learn the ins and outs of Ryan Nielsen's new scheme. Linebacker Kaden Ellis signed with Atlanta as a free agent this offseason but is expected to catch on quickly after spending time with Nielsen from 2019-22 with the New Orleans Saints.
The Falcons have undergone a makeover in recent seasons with new players manning several positions as the regime gets their ‘guys’ into the fold, most notably at the linebacker position. Foye Oluokun signed a three-year, $45 million deal with the Jaguars in free agency, while Deion Jones’ future remains unclear after being placed on the IR.
In the upcoming NFL Draft, there is another great player from that Georgia defense, who is just incredibly talented. Quay Walker will get drafted after Nakobe Dean but has the potential to be just as good, if not the better player.
Playing on little sleep doesn't seem to be a big deal for Atlanta Falcons linebacker Mykal Walker. Given that Walker's first son, Kayden, was born this past week, rest just wasn't in the cards. The firsts didn't end there for the new father Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.
A little over halfway through the opening quarter of Atlanta’s first preseason game against the Titans, Dean Pees dialed up a standard of his scheme where he covers the A-gap with a walked-up linebacker then overloads both A-gaps with the other off-ball linebacker.
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