Raiders expect Walker to make full recovery

Raiders expect Walker to make full recovery

The Oakland Raiders expect wide receiver Javon Walker to make a full recovery, a team spokesman told PA SportsTicker on Wednesday.

Walker, who suffered a concussion and facial injuries during a robbery early Monday, was released from Sunrise Medical Center on Wednesday afternoon.

“We are aware that Javon Walker was the victim of a robbery,” the Raiders spokesman said. “We have been told that he will make a full and complete recovery in the near future and will resume his preparation for the 2008 season.”

Walker was beaten and robbed early Monday following a night of partying at a casino near the Las Vegas strip, leaving him unconscious on a city street.

“The investigation is ongoing and we are following up leads,” said Jose Montoya, a spokesman for the Las Vegas Police Department, told PA SportsTicker.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that the Las Vegas police believe Walker was targeted in the attack.

“We don’t believe this is a random act,” Las Vegas police Lt. Clint Nichols told The Chronicle. “They knew who he was and (Walker) presented a target.”

Walker’s unconscious body was discovered at 7:19 a.m. local time, and he was taken to the Sunrise Medical Center’s trauma unit with “significant injuries.” He was listed in fair condition.

Nichols said Walker told police $3,000 in cash and $100,000 in jewelry was stolen from him. He added that police have some leads in the case, but no arrests have been made.

Dorian Cantrell, a spokeswoman for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, confirmed to PA SportsTicker that Walker was in the club Body English and had left with his group at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Monday.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Walker was seen spraying bottles of champagne at the club. On Sunday, he was spotted doing the same thing at another city nightspot, Tryst at the Wynn, “spraying the crowd with some of the 15 bottles of Dom Perignon Rose champagne he ordered.”

Walker, who signed with the Raiders in the offseason, is expected to step into the No. 1 receiver role vacated by Jerry Porter, who signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

A knee injury limited Walker to just eight games with the Denver Broncos in 2007. He had just 26 catches for 287 yards and zero touchdowns.

In 2006, Walker had 69 receptions for 1,084 yards and eight touchdowns with Denver, bouncing back from a serious knee injury that ended his tenure with the Green Bay Packers the previous season.

A first-round pick of Green Bay in 2002, Walker blossomed in 2004 with a career-high 89 catches and 12 TD receptions.

In six seasons with the Broncos and Packers, Walker has 252 career receptions for 3,815 yards and 30 touchdowns.

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