Former Houston Roughnecks QB P.J. Walker makes NFL debut

Carolina Panthers quarterback P.J. Walker looks to pass against the Atlanta Falcons during the second of an NFL football game Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)Former Houston Roughnecks quarterback P.J. Walker made his NFL debut when the Panthers Teddy Bridgewater got hurt against the Falcons in the third quarter Thursday night.

Bridgewater took a cheap shot from Falcons defensive end Charles Harris, who was ejected for delivering a forearm to Bridgewater’s head.

The 25-year-old Walker replaced Bridgewater with the Panthers trailing 19-14 and the ball on the Falcons’ 24-yard line. Walker couldn’t lead the Panthers to a first down, so Carolina settled for a…