Devon Walker, paralyzed safety, signs with Saints

The New Orleans Saints have signed former Tulane Green Wave safety Devon Walker. The move was announced after rookie practice today. If you recall, Walker's playing career was cut short after making what looked to be a 

METAIRIE, La. – New Orleans coach Sean Payton says the Saints are signing paralyzed former Tulane player Devon Walker to a free-agent contract. Payton, who met with Walker at the Saints' practice fields during rookie camp Saturday, says Walker has 

Devon Walker, right, speaks to members of the media next to New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton after the Saints announced that they signed the former Tulane University safety during an NFL football rookie camp in 

Sometimes Devon Walker just wants to hear the roar. That would be the revved-up engine of his new 2012 Camaro SS. Throaty, loud, obnoxious. "You'd start it up and it sounds like a damn boat," said Jacob Davis, a best friend of the former Tulane safety.

Devon Walker's football career at Tulane was cut short when a tackle in a 2012 game against Tulsa fractured his spine and left him paralyzed. Saturday, Walker graduated from Tulane, and the hometown New Orleans Saints