Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker reportedly was the victim of a robbery early Monday.
Walker, 29, was found unconscious at an intersection near the famed Las Vegas Strip, having sustained "significant injuries," Las Vegas police spokesman Bill Cassell said.
According to KVVU-TV, Walker is listed in fair condition at Sunrise Medical Center with a fractured orbital.
Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Norm Clarke wrote that Walker partied Saturday night at Tryst, a popular casino in the Wynn, "spraying the crowd with some of the 15 bottles of Dom Perignon Rose champagne he ordered. Also at the club: UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva and former NBA standout Charles Oakley [who played for the Toronto Raptors]. Walker later moved over to Drai's After Hours."
Walker has spent the past six years playing pro football, making 252 catches for 3,815 yards and 30 touchdowns in 72 NFL games.
Drafted 20th overall by Green Bay in 2002, he played four seasons with the Packers before being traded to the Denver Broncos for a second-round draft pick on April 29, 2006.
Walker was limited by a right knee injury to eight games last season, finishing with 26 receptions worth 287 yards.
It is not the first time Walker has become embroiled in a violent situation off the field. Not long after an alleged altercation involving several people at a Denver nightclub on New Year's Day 2007, Walker was sitting in a limousine when shots were fired into the vehicle, killing Broncos teammate Darrent Williams.
He signed a six-year, $55-million US contract with Oakland on March 4.
Hope he comes out of this alright, and able to play again. This is also tough on the Raiders after spending $55 mil. on him ($16 up front).
