One of the Tennessee Titans’ franchise greats officially hung up the cleats on Tuesday, as former tight end Delanie Walker announced his retirement this week.
The former 49er is arguably the greatest free-agent signing throughout the entire history of the Titans’ franchise. The Central Missouri legend is also considered by many as the best tight end to ever wear a Titans uniform.
Walker made three consecutive Pro Bowls during his time in Tennessee (2015-2017), tallying 381 catches for 4,423 receiving yards and 29 total touchdowns over his tenure.
In reality, the aforementioned debate is subjective, but what is undeniable is the type of impact Walker’s presence made in Tennessee both on and off the field.
During a time when the entire team lacked an identity in some of the darkest years this franchise has ever seen, Walker was always there to give the team some level of competency and legitimacy.
There were countless memories made over the seven years that we were fortunate enough to watch a legendary career unfold before our eyes.
So, before we close the book on an incredible career, let’s take a look back at the tenure of Titans great Delanie Walker in photos, from his first season in Nashville in 2013 through his last with the team in 2019.
Sep 15, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker (10) yells as he celebrates…Sep 8, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) runs the ball…Sep 22, 2013; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) runs with the…Oct 20, 2013; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) catches a pass…Sep 7, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) catches a…Sep 7, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) is congratulated…Sep 28, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) against the Indianapolis…Sep 28, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Charlie Whitehurst (12) congratulates tight end Delanie…Nov 9, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) carries the ball…Nov 14, 2013; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) is pursued by…Nov 23, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) runs the ball…Dec 14, 2014; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker ((82) carries the ball…Dec 18, 2014; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) runs with the…Dec 18, 2014; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans running back Leon Washington (29) is congratulated by…Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) walks off the field after losing 27 to 10 against…Sep 3, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) after a reception…Sep 13, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) is congratulated by…Sep 13, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) celebrates with Delanie Walker…Oct 11, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) prior to the…Nov 1, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) makes a reception…Nov 8, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) makes a…Nov 8, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) runs from…Nov 29, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (C) poses for a…No. 18-Delanie Walker: Tennessee Titans tight end Walker, bottom, snaps a selfie with fans before the…Nov 29, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) catches the ball…Dec 6, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) poses for a…Dec 6, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) celebrates with tight…Dec 6, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) celebrates after a…Dec 13, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) looks on…Dec 20, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; Tennessee Titans Interim head coach Mike Mularkey speaks with Tennessee…Dec 27, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) extends for extra…January 29, 2016; Kahuku, HI, USA; Hawaiian hostesses Chelsea Hardin (far left) and Mahina Garcia (far…Apr 25, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker waives a rally towel…Sep 11, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) leads the Titans…Sep 11, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) carries the ball…Sep 18, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) catches a touchdown…Sep 18, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Tennessee Titans center Ben Jones (60) hugs tight end Delanie…Oct 23, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Matt Cassel (16) and tight end Delanie…Oct 23, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) scores in the…Nov 6, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews (18) reacts after…Nov 6, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) celebrates a…Nov 13, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) catches a touchdown…Nov 13, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) is congratulated by…Nov 27, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) is congratulated for…Dec 11, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) catches the ball…Dec 11, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) carries the ball…Dec 11, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) dives after being…Dec 18, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) is tackled…Dec 18, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) runs against…Jan 1, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) prior to the…Jan 1, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) takes the field…Jan 27, 2017; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Pro Bowl players Delanie Walker (Tennessee Titans), Greg…Jan 27, 2017; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Pro Bowl players Greg Olsen (Carolina Panthers), Emmanuel…Jan 27, 2017; Kissimmee, FL, USA; AFC tight ends Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs…Aug 12, 2017; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) runs the…Aug 19, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) catches passes prior…Aug 19, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight ends Jace Amaro (88) and Delanie Walker…Aug 19, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) looks on from…Aug 19, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) reacts after a…Aug 19, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) celebrates after a…Sep 10, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Captains Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) and linebacker…Sep 10, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) catches a pass…Sep 10, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) catches a pass…Oct 1, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) locks arms with…Oct 1, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) looks on with…Oct 1, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Mularkey talks with tight end…Oct 1, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) looks on before…Oct 16, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) takes the field…Oct 16, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) reacts after a…Oct 22, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) makes a reception…Nov 5, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) celebrates after a…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) celebrates as he leaves the field after the team's…Dec 3, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) leads players onto…Dec 3, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) carries Houston Texans…Dec 3, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) on the sidelines…Dec 10, 2017; Glendale, AZ, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) is tackled by…Dec 10, 2017; Glendale, AZ, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) carries the ball…Dec 10, 2017; Glendale, AZ, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) reacts against the…December 17, 2017; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) catches a…Dec 17, 2017; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) celebrates after…December 17, 2017; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) is congratulated…Dec 24, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) and tight end…Jan 6, 2018; Kansas City, MO, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) gets a…Jan 6, 2018; Kansas City, MO, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) runs against…Jan 6, 2018; Kansas City, MO, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) gestures to…Jan 13, 2018; Foxborough, MA, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) is tackled by…Jan 27, 2018; Kissimmee, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) congratulates Robinson Knights…Jan 27, 2018; Kissimmee, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) poses with members…Jan 27, 2018; Kissimmee, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) poses with members…Jan 26, 2018; Kissimmee, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82), Pittsburgh Steelers receiver…Jan 28, 2018; Orlando, CA, USA; AFC tight end Delanie Walker of the Tennessee Titans (82)…Jan 28, 2018; Orlando, CA, USA; AFC tight end Delanie Walker of the Tennessee Titans (82)…Jan 28, 2018; Orlando, FL, USA; AFC tight end Delanie Walker of the Tennessee Titans (82)…Jan 25, 2018; Kissimmee, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) during AFC practice…Jan 25, 2018; Kissimmee, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (84) and special teams…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) hugs Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk after the Titans…Apr 3, 2018; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) takes the stage…Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) waits out the rain delay with security officer Jeb Johnston…Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) warms up before the game against the Dolphins at Hard…Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) takes a selfie with fans before the game against the…No. 18-Delanie Walker: Tennessee Titans tight end Walker (82) races up the field for a first…Sep 9, 2018; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) avoids the…Sep 9, 2018; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) is carted…Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) waves to the crowd as he is carted off the…Titans injured tight end Delanie Walker is carted onto the field before the start of the…Sep 30, 2018; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) hypes up the…Titans injured tight end Delanie Walker waves to the crowd as the team's 12th man before…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker, left, directs other volunteers as they hand out dinners to…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker, left, carries a meal for Mark McCormick under the Jefferson…Tennessee Titan Delanie Walker was the keynote speaker as the NFL and Tennessee Titans hosted 260…MNPS Interim Director Dr. Adrienne Battle shakes hands with Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk as…Brenda Gilmore reacts to a check for the NAACP Freedom Fund as she shakes Delanie Walker's…Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith talks with tight end Delanie Walker (82) during practice at Saint…Titans tight ends Delanie Walker (82) and MyCole Pruitt (85) work on blocking drills during practice…Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) pulls down a catch over defensive back Amani Hooker (37)…Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) chats with a teammate as they stretch during practice at…Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) stretches before the start of training camp practice at Saint…Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) takes the field during practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park…Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) blocks head coach Mike Vrabel during practice at Saint Thomas…Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) races up the field with a catch during practice at…The Tennessee Titans struggled following Delanie Walker's injury and are hopefully to have the tight end…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) pulls in a touchdown catch in the first quarter…Tennessee Titans offensive guard Rodger Saffold (76) congratulates tight end Delanie Walker (82) after his touchdown…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) celebrates his touchdown catch in the preseason game against…Aug 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) celebrates with Tennessee…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) stretches before the preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) slaps hands with fans before the game against the…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) slaps hands with fans before the preseason game against…No. 18-Delanie Walker: Tennessee Titans tight end Walker (82) watches the second quarter against the Pittsburgh…Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) greets Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) before the…Sep 8, 2019; Cleveland, OH, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) scores a touchdown…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) pulls in a catch against Cleveland Browns defensive tackle…Sep 8, 2019; Cleveland, OH, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) makes a reception…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) warms up before the game against Jacksonville Jaguars at…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) warms up before the tart of the game against…Sep 15, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) and Tennessee Titans…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) gets stopped by Indianapolis Colts free safety Malik Hooker…Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel pats tight end Delanie Walker (82) on the head during…Oct 13, 2019; Denver, CO, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) reacts in the…Oct 27, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) walks the sidelines…Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) greets fans before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars…
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