Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Travon Walker was ejected from the team's Week 9 game against the Las Vegas Raiders .
Walker threw a punch, hitting Raiders offensive lineman Stone Forsythe just after Vegas hit a 24-yard field goal to retake the lead, 9-6, with the third quarter dwindling. The penalty occurred with 6:26 remaining in the third quarter.
Forsythe was also penalized, but not ejected on the play. The penalties offset.
Walker, taken with the first overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, had one tackle before being ejected.
KEEP UP: Jacksonville Jaguars vs Las Vegas Raiders live updates: Cam Little kicks record field goal
Before the ejection, Jacksonville had not recorded a sack on Raiders quarterback Geno Smith . The team has just one quarterback hit, made by linebacker Dennis Gardeck .
Walker is playing in a club after sustaining a wrist injury in Week 4 against the San Francisco 49ers. Walker had surgery shortly thereafter and has been playing with a club after missing just one game (Week 5 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs ). He played the next two weeks with a full club, unable to use his fingers.
This week, Walker shed some of the club, able to return with some use of his fingers.
This season, Walker has accounted for 14 total tackles (five solos), five quarterback hits and two sacks.
Walker is in the final year of his original four-year deal signed with the team, but will remain with Jacksonville next year on the fifth-year option. He is eligible for a contract extension.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Travon Walker ejected for throwing punch in Jaguars vs. Raiders
