Reveiz, Walker Agree To NFL Deals

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Reveiz, Walker Agree To NFL Deals University of Tennessee Athletics

July 26, 2011

KNOXVILLE - The NFL lockout ended Monday and less than 24 hours later, so did the waiting game for a pair of former Vols. Nick Reveiz and Chris Walker agreed to contracts Tuesday with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Baltimore Ravens, respectively.

Reveiz, a linebacker with the Vols, will join former Tennessee teammate Luke Stocker, who the Bucs selected in the fourth round with the 104th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Walker, who earned four letters as a defensive end at UT, will also join a former Vol teammate in Baltimore, as Morgan Cox was signed as an undrafted free agent last summer.

A former walk-on, Reveiz earned a scholarship in 2009, as well as the roles of starting middle linebacker and team captain in his final two seasons at UT. As a senior, the Farragut product led the Vols with 108 tackles in 2010 to tie for fifth in the SEC.

Leading the Vols in tackles six times as a senior, Reveiz was selected as a finalist for the inaugural Burlsworth Trophy, which recognizes college football's most outstanding player who began their career as a walk-on.

Walker, a 2011 East-West Shrine Game selection, finished his career with 105 tackles, 18.5 of them for loss, and four forced fumbles. As a senior in 2010, Walker topped UT with six quarterback hurries, finished third with three sacks and six tackles for loss, and was ninth on the team with 45 stops. Walker paced the 2009 Vols with six sacks and tied for the squad lead with a pair of interceptions.

Reveiz completed his undergraduate degree in enterprise management prior to the 2010 season and had begun work on a graduate degree in sport management, while Walker earned his undegraduate degree in communication studies in December.