Walter Palmore

Walter Palmore (born August 9, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Missouri.

Walter Palmore
No. 93 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-08-09) August 9, 1996
Columbus, Georgia
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Hardaway (GA)
College:Missouri
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Palmore attended Hardaway High School. He played only one season of football as a senior. He enrolled at Coffeyville Community College, where he was redshirted in 2014.

He transferred to Eastern Arizona Junior College in 2015. As a freshman, he tallied 36 tackles and five quarterback sacks. As a sophomore, he made 35 tackles (1.5 for loss), three quarterback sacks and one forced fumble.

As a junior, he transferred to the University of Missouri. He appeared in 10 games and registered 13 tackles. He had 6 tackles in the season opener against the Missouri State University. He made 4 tackles (one for loss) and two quarterback pressures against the University of Tennessee.

As a senior, he started all 13 games, posting 31 tackles (ninth on the team), four tackles for loss, one sack, two quarterback pressures, two pass break ups and one blocked kick. He had three tackles against Oklahoma State University in the 2018 Liberty Bowl.[1]

Professional career

Houston Texans

Palmore was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Texans after the 2019 NFL Draft on May 10.[2] On July 21, he was placed on the active/non-football injury list. On July 31, he was moved to the active roster after passing his physical.[3] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31.[4]

Houston Roughnecks

In 2020, he was selected by the Houston Roughnecks in the Phase #5 portion of the 2020 XFL Draft.[5] He appeared in two games, registering six tackles (one for loss), 0.5 sacks and one quarterback pressure.[6] In March, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced that it would be cancelling the rest of the season. In April, the XFL suspended operations and filed for bankruptcy,[7] and he had his contract terminated on April 10.[8]

Dallas Cowboys

On October 21, 2020, he was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys to their practice squad.[9] On November 13, he was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list,[10] and restored to the practice squad on December 2.[11] He was elevated to the active roster for the team's week 17 game against the New York Giants, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[12] On January 4, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys.[13]

References
  1. "Two Tiger Defensive Linemen to Play in Tropical Bowl All-Star Game". mutigers.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. "Texans sign six draft picks, 20 college free agents". HoustonTexans.com. May 10, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. "Texans move NT Walter Palmore and TE Kahale Warring to active roster". HoustonTexans.com. July 21, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  4. "Texans trim roster to 53 players". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  5. "Supplemental Draft Results". XFL.com. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  6. "XFL Walter Palmore stats". XFL.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  7. "XFL files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after suspending operations". ESPN. April 13, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  8. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  9. @DallasCowboysPR (October 21, 2020). "The @dallascowboys signed DT Walter Palmore (Missouri) to the practice squad on Wednesday" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. Williams, Charean (November 13, 2020). "Cowboys place practice squad player Walter Palmore on COVID-19 list". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  11. "Walter Palmore: Removed from COVID list". CBSSports.com. December 2, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  12. Phillips, Rob (January 2, 2021). "Zack Martin Activated, But Will Not Play Sunday". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  13. "Jan. 4 Updates". DallasCowboys.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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