INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

ERIK WALDEN
Outside Linebacker 6-2 250 Middle Tennessee St.
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NFL Exp: 6 (1st Year With Colts)
How Acquired: UFA – 2013 (GB)
Born: 8/21/85
GP/GS (Postseason): 73/31 (7/4)
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
• Signed by the Colts as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2013.
• Signed by the Green Bay Packers on October 27, 2010.
• Released by the Miami Dolphins on September 28, 2010.
• Signed by the Dolphins on September 13, 2010.
• Waived by the Dolphins on September 4, 2010.
• Acquired from waivers by the Dolphins on November 19, 2008.
• Released by the Kansas City Chiefs on November 18, 2008.
• Acquired from waivers by the Chiefs on August 31, 2008.
• Released by the Dallas Cowboys on August 30, 2008.
• Originally selected by the Cowboys in the sixth-round (167th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
PRO CAREER:
• Became a full-time starter for the first time in his career in 2011, opening the first 15 games at right outside linebacker and setting or
tying his career highs in every major statistical category.
• Recovered his first career fumble and returned it five yards for his first career touchdown against the Oakland Raiders on December
11, 2011.
• Took advantage of his second career starting assignment, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his Week 17
performance against Chicago in 2010 when he recorded a career-high 3.0 sacks and a career-best 16 tackles.
2013 (COLTS):
• Started his first game in a Colts uniform at SLB in the regular season opener against Oakland (9/8). Finished the game with four
tackles (one solo).
• Notched one tackle starting at SLB in a Week 2 meeting against Miami (9/15).
• Totaled one tackle starting at SLB in the team’s Week 3 victory at San Francisco (9/22). Was part of a defense that limited Colin
Kaepernick to two completions in the first half and 139 total net passing yards.
• Started at SLB In a Week 4 victory at Jacksonville (9/29) and finished with three tackles while assisting a defense that limited the
Jaguars to 205 net yards and 40 net rushing yards.
• In a Week 5 victory against Seattle (10/6), posted four tackles and one fumble recovery on Robert Mathis’ sack-forced fumble. The
recovery was the second of his career and the first since December 11, 2011 as a member of the Green Bay Packers.
2012 (PACKERS):
• Appeared in 15 games with nine starts and registered 69 tackles (38 solo), a career-high-tying 3.0 sacks, his first two career
interceptions and four passes defensed.
• Made his season debut in Week 2 against Chicago (9/13) and finished with five tackles (three solo) and a half of a sack.
• Finished with seven tackles (four solo) at Seattle (9/24).
• Received his first start of the season, finishing with three tackles (two solo) and a career-high three passes defensed at Indianapolis
(10/7).
• Was the defense’s game ball recipient at St. Louis (10/21) after leading the unit with 12 tackles (eight solo) and a half of a sack. The
tackle total was the second highest of his career (16 in Week 17 of 2010).
• Tallied four tackles (two solo), four quarterback hits and his first career interception against Arizona (11/4).
• Finished with nine tackles (eight solo) and 2.0 sacks at Detroit (11/18), marking his first multi-sack outing since the regular season
finale in 2010 when he posted 3.0 against Chicago.
• Finished with eight tackles (three solo) and two quarterback hits against Detroit (12/9).
• Collected his second interception of the season against Tennessee (12/23).
• Recorded seven tackles (two solo) and a quarterback hit at Minnesota (12/30).
• Registered four tackles (two solo), 1.0 sack, three pressures and three quarterback hits in an NFC Wild Card Playoff game against
Minnesota (1/5/13).
2011 (PACKERS):
• Started the first 15 games and finished fifth on the team with a career-high 86 tackles (50 solo), 3.0 sacks, two passes defensed and a
fumble recovery that he returned for his first career touchdown.
• Also added a tackle and a forced fumble on special teams.
• Opened the regular season as a starter for the first time in his pro career and ended with six tackles (four solo), 1.0 sack and a pass
defensed against New Orleans (9/8).
• Finished with five tackles (three solo, two for loss), a team-leading six quarterback hits and a pass defensed at San Diego (11/8).
Picked up his second sack of the season when he dropped quarterback Philip Rivers for a one-yard loss in the third quarter.
• Led the defense with a season-high 11 tackles (six solo, one for loss) and his third sack of the season against Tampa Bay (11/20). The
third sack of the season matched his career-high set in 2010.
• Finished as the team’s leading tackler for the second consecutive week with 10 stops (seven solo), while adding three quarterback
hits at Detroit (11/24).
• Finished with five tackles (three solo) and his first career fumble recovery that he returned five yards for a touchdown against Oakland
(12/11). Became the franchise-record 19th player on the Packers roster to
score a touchdown in 2011, the fifth on defense.
• Recorded a forced fumble on his first special teams tackle of the season
against Detroit (1/1).
2010 (DOLPHINS/PACKERS)
• Played in the final nine regular season games for Green Bay with a then-ca-
WALDEN SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Tackles: 16 vs. CHI (1/2/11)
Sacks: 3.0 vs. CHI (1/2/11)
FF: 1 vs. DET (1/1/12)
FR: 1 vs. OAK (12/11/11)