Former Naples football player gears up for Jacksonville Jaguars camp

Naples High School alumnus Michael Walker may not be the best player on his team now. But to ask him to be the best now is a little unfair.

Walker made a leap when he became a member of the Jacksoville Jaguars in the NFL. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Jags several months ago.

“The first time I met Michael Walker, he’s like 5 years old, and he came to my kid camp,” said Bill Kramer, Walker’s coach at Naples High. “And he was outstanding. He’s always been the best guy on whatever team he played.”

In High school, Walker was used as a defensive back, quarterback, return man. He’s kind of a Swiss Army knife.

Walker was a receiver at Boston College, and that is how he will be utilized in Jacksonville, per the Jags website.

Kramer said Walker is a different breed of player — the kind that belongs in the NFL.

“We don’t have to do a whole bunch of coaching with those guys,” Kramer said. “They’ve got to be really motivated and hard workers and just the incredible genetics God gave them. There’s some guys we should probably pay to coach and not get paid to coach, and Mike is one of those guys.”

We will hear more from Kramer and have more on Walker Thursday when we go to the Jags camp opener in Jacksonville.