Ken Walter

American football player (born 1972)

American football player

Ken WalterNo. 13

Position:| Punter
Personal information
Born:|  (1972-08-15) August 15, 1972 (age 52)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:| 207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:| Euclid
College:| Kent State
NFL draft:| 1995: undrafted
Career history

* Carolina Panthers (1997–2000)
* New England Patriots (2001–2003)
* Seattle Seahawks (2004)
* New England Patriots (2006)

Career highlights and awards

* 2× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII)
* PFWA All-Rookie Team (1997)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kenneth Walter (born August 15, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in 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.

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

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New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI champions

* 4 Adam Vinatieri
* 11 Drew Bledsoe
* 12 Tom Brady (MVP)
* 13 Ken Walter
* 14 Walter Williams
* 15 Jimmy Farris
* 16 Scott McCready
* 19 Damon Huard
* 21 J. R. Redmond
* 22 Terrance Shaw
* 23 Antwan Harris
* 24 Ty Law
* 25 Leonard Myers
* 26 Matt Stevens
* 27 Terrell Buckley
* 28 Brock Williams
* 29 Hakim Akbar
* 30 Je'Rod Cherry
* 31 Ben Kelly
* 32 Antowain Smith
* 33 Kevin Faulk
* 34 Tebucky Jones
* 35 Patrick Pass
* 36 Lawyer Milloy
* 38 Ray Hill
* 44 Marc Edwards
* 45 Otis Smith
* 48 Arther Love
* 49 Jabari Holloway
* 50 Mike Vrabel
* 51 Bryan Cox
* 52 Ted Johnson
* 53 Larry Izzo
* 54 Tedy Bruschi
* 55 Willie McGinest
* 58 Matt Chatham
* 59 Andy Katzenmoyer
* 60 Drew Inzer
* 61 Stephen Neal
* 62 Setema Gali
* 63 Joe Andruzzi
* 64 Greg Randall
* 65 Damien Woody
* 66 Lonie Paxton
* 67 Grey Ruegamer
* 68 Tom Ashworth
* 70 Adrian Klemm
* 71 Chris Sullivan
* 72 Matt Light
* 74 Kenyatta Jones
* 75 Maurice Anderson
* 76 Grant Williams
* 77 Mike Compton
* 80 Troy Brown
* 81 Charles Johnson
* 82 Curtis Jackson
* 83 Rod Rutledge
* 84 Fred Coleman
* 85 Jermaine Wiggins
* 86 David Patten
* 88 Terry Glenn
* 90 Marty Moore
* 91 Bobby Hamilton
* 92 David Nugent
* 93 Richard Seymour
* 94 Jace Sayler
* 95 Roman Phifer
* 96 Brandon Mitchell
* 97 Riddick Parker
* 98 Anthony Pleasant
* 99 Kole Ayi

* Head coach: Bill Belichick

* Coaches: Ned Burke
* Romeo Crennel
* Brian Daboll
* Jeff Davidson
* Ivan Fears
* Pepper Johnson
* Eric Mangini
* Josh McDaniels
* Randy Melvin
* Markus Paul
* Rob Ryan
* Dante Scarnecchia
* Brad Seely
* Charlie Weis
* Mike Woicik

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New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVIII champions

* 4 Adam Vinatieri
* 6 Rohan Davey
* 10 Jamin Elliott
* 12 Tom Brady (MVP)
* 13 Ken Walter
* 16 Kliff Kingsbury
* 17 Dedric Ward
* 18 Chas Gessner
* 19 Damon Huard
* 21 Mike Cloud
* 22 Asante Samuel
* 23 Antwan Harris
* 24 Ty Law
* 26 Eugene Wilson
* 30 Je'Rod Cherry
* 31 Larry Centers
* 32 Antowain Smith
* 33 Kevin Faulk
* 34 Chris Akins
* 35 Patrick Pass
* 37 Rodney Harrison
* 38 Tyrone Poole
* 39 Shawn Mayer
* 44 Fred McCrary
* 46 Brian Kinchen
* 48 Tully Banta-Cain
* 49 Sean McDermott
* 50 Mike Vrabel
* 51 Don Davis
* 52 Ted Johnson
* 53 Larry Izzo
* 54 Tedy Bruschi
* 55 Willie McGinest
* 58 Matt Chatham
* 59 Rosevelt Colvin
* 60 Wilbert Brown
* 61 Stephen Neal
* 62 Tim Provost
* 63 Joe Andruzzi
* 64 Gene Mruczkowski
* 65 Damien Woody
* 66 Lonie Paxton
* 67 Dan Koppen
* 68 Tom Ashworth
* 70 Adrian Klemm
* 71 Russ Hochstein
* 72 Matt Light
* 75 Jamil Soriano
* 76 Brandon Gorin
* 77 Mike Compton
* 80 Troy Brown
* 81 Bethel Johnson
* 82 Daniel Graham
* 83 Deion Branch
* 84 Fred Baxter
* 85 J. J. Stokes
* 86 David Patten
* 87 David Givens
* 88 Christian Fauria
* 90 Dan Klecko
* 91 Bobby Hamilton
* 92 Ted Washington
* 93 Richard Seymour
* 94 Ty Warren
* 95 Roman Phifer
* 96 Rick Lyle
* 97 Jarvis Green
* 98 Anthony Pleasant
* 99 Ethan Kelley

* Head coach: Bill Belichick

* Coaches: Romeo Crennel
* Brian Daboll
* Jeff Davidson
* Ivan Fears
* Sean Gustus
* John Hufnagel
* Pepper Johnson
* Josh McDaniels
* Eric Mangini
* Markus Paul
* Rob Ryan
* Dante Scarnecchia
* Brad Seely
* Charlie Weis
* Mike Woicik

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