Who is Mark Walton?

FORMER running back Mark Walton played for two seasons in the NFL before he was dropped by the Miami Dolphins.

Walton was drafted as a running back by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2018.

Who is Mark Walton?

Mark Walton was born on March 29, 1997, in Miami, Florida where he called home until he was drafted by the NFL.

When Walton became a fourth-round draft pick for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2018, he expressed excitement with his then 1-year-old daughter Malani and his now ex-girlfriend Jasmine Thompson.

However, tragedy struck shortly after he was selected to play for the Bengals when his mother passed away from a stroke at only 45 years old.

After his mom passed away, Walton told the Daytona Daily News he planned on bringing his sister, Viola, to Cincinnati to live with him, Thompson, and Malani.

Viola was just 15 years old and Walton said, “She’s a good student so I want to try to get her in the best school up here.

“God has blessed me with ability and an opportunity to take care of her. This is something my mom would want me to do.”

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Mark Walton played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Miami Dolphins[/caption]

When did Mark Walton start his football career?

Sean Horne was the resource officer for Northwestern Senior High School and the elementary schools when he first met Mark Walton.

He was the football coach for the Gwen Cherry Boys and Girls Club and had just lost the Super Bowl when he went searching for new talent.

It was at Liberty City Elementary where he found Walton after telling the principal he was looking for the “baddest” 8-year-old in the building.

The principal told him to look no further and pointed to Walton who was already in the office being reprimanded.

Horne told a reporter for the Cincinnati Bengals, “If I can help him become a better man, he can probably become a good football player. Discipline breeds success.

“If you get kids involved in group activities, if there’s no father in the home, that coach becomes that father of that kid,” Horne said.

“It might be for just a few hours at practice, but he gets to see a positive man, a working man that works 9-5.

“He’s a leader among boys who can teach young boys how to become better men, better kids, and do what’s right in order to succeed in life.”

Walton went on to play for the University of Miami Hurricanes where he scored 26 times before he suffered an ankle injury and his college football career was cut short.

He entered the NFL draft in 2018 and was picked up by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round. He played as a running back for the team for one season and was then picked up by the Miami Dolphins.

Walton ended his career in the NFL in 2020 after he was dropped by the Dolphins.

What were his stats in the NFL?

During the course of his two seasons in the NFL, Walton played a total of 21 games for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Miami Dolphins.

He achieved 235 rushing yards, 20 receptions, 67 rushing attempts, and one fumble.