A few months after signing him to a $25 million contract, the Detroit Lions came to Tracy Walker about playing a new position.
Walker, entering his fourth season as a Lions starting safety, worked as Jack Fox's personal protector with the No. 1 punt team this week, a role he said was the brainchild of special teams coordinator Dave Fipp.
"Fipp came to me and said, 'Look, I got this spot for you and I need help there. I need you to learn it,'" Walker said. "And I was like, 'OK, cool.' And I don’t exchange words.