INDIANAPOLIS – A former Colt is coming home.

Anthony Walker Jr., a member of general manager Chris Ballard’s first draft class in 2017, has been signed to Indy’s practice squad. He went through a workout last week.

Walker, 30, was a fifth-round pick in ’17 out of Northwestern who would develop from a special teams standout as a rookie into a three-year starter who led the team in tackles from 2018-20. During that stretch, the 6-1, 235-pounder started 46 of 48 games and piled up 321 tackles.

Walker had at least 100 tackles twice, including a career-high 124 in ’19.

He signed with Cleveland as a free agent during the 2021 offseason. Walker spent last season with Miami and started eight of 14 games with 68 tackles, one sack and one interception.

Walker could provide proven depth behind s

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