P. J. Walker
Phillip Walker Jr. is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football at Temple, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2017. He also played for the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL in 2020, leading the league in passing yards and touchdowns before it suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in October 2019, but was blocked as he was already under contract with the league.
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Phillip Walker Jr. is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football at Temple, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2017. He also played for the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL in 2020, leading the league in passing yards and touchdowns before it suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Walker is the Owls all-time leader in wins by a starting quarterback, passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions, attempts, total yards and total touchdowns. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in October 2019, but was blocked as he was already under contract with the league. In the Los Angeles Wildcats’ first game, Walker tossed four touchdowns, helping the team win a 37–17 victory against the Seattle Dragons.
Walker was named the league’s first ever Star of the Week for his Week 1 performance against the Dragons. He is the son of Tamicha Drake and Phillip Walker Sr., and has a brother, Phillip Walker Jr., who also plays for the Panthers. Walker attended Elizabeth High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Temple University, and played for coach Matt Rhule’s Temple Owls team from 2013 to 2016. Walker would start every game in his junior year, becoming only the third person to do so in Owl history. He finished the season with a school record 2,972 passing yards.
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