At the end of the 2003 season, Walter wasn't re-signed by the Patriots. Walter struggled at the tail end of that season, was cut for a week as he lost his job to Brooks Barnard, then re-signed for the Patriots' final surge to their Super Bowl XXXVIII championship.
Walter's career appeared over, but he was signed by Seattle in November 2004 and punted in six regular season games and one playoff contest. Yet no team called in 2005 and Walter, who underwent surgery on his left shoulder in October, filed his retirement papers with the league.
As Walter rehabilitated his shoulder injury, he was motivated by his physical therapist to make a comeback. He told the Boston Globe that he had been striking the ball as well as he ever has, and both the Texans and Jaguars had him in for tryouts.
Walter was re-signed by the Patriots on November 22, 2006, after Josh Miller was placed on injured reserve. However, Walter himself suffered a season-ending injury December 17 against the Houston Texans, and was placed on injured reserve two days later.
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walter, kenneth, walter, born, august, 1972, former, american, football, punter, national, football, league, played, carolina, panthers, from, 1997, 2000, england, patriots, from, 2001, 2003, 2006, seattle, seahawks, 2004, played, collegiately, kent, state, un. Kenneth Ken Walter born August 15 1972 is a former American football punter of the National Football League NFL He played for the Carolina Panthers from 1997 2000 the New England Patriots from 2001 2003 and 2006 and the Seattle Seahawks in 2004 He played collegiately for Kent State University Ken WalterNo 13Position PunterPersonal informationBorn 1972 08 15 August 15 1972 age 51 Cleveland Ohio U S Height 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 207 lb 94 kg Career informationHigh school EuclidCollege Kent StateUndrafted 1995Career historyCarolina Panthers 1997 2000 New England Patriots 2001 2003 Seattle Seahawks 2004 New England Patriots 2006 Career highlights and awards2 Super Bowl champion XXXVI XXXVIII PFWA All Rookie Team 1997 On the Patriots Walter served as the holder for placekicker Adam Vinatieri He successfully held for both of Vinatieri s Super Bowl winning kicks in Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl XXXVIII He also held for Vinatieri s famous kicks in the Tuck Rule Game against the Oakland Raiders At the end of the 2003 season Walter wasn t re signed by the Patriots Walter struggled at the tail end of that season was cut for a week as he lost his job to Brooks Barnard then re signed for the Patriots final surge to their Super Bowl XXXVIII championship Walter s career appeared over but he was signed by Seattle in November 2004 and punted in six regular season games and one playoff contest Yet no team called in 2005 and Walter who underwent surgery on his left shoulder in October filed his retirement papers with the league As Walter rehabilitated his shoulder injury he was motivated by his physical therapist to make a comeback He told the Boston Globe that he had been striking the ball as well as he ever has and both the Texans and Jaguars had him in for tryouts Walter was re signed by the Patriots on November 22 2006 after Josh Miller was placed on injured reserve However Walter himself suffered a season ending injury December 17 against the Houston Texans and was placed on injured reserve two days later External links editNFL com player page nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football punter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ken Walter amp oldid 1139626660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
