NFL wideout found beaten

NFL player Javon Walker was the apparent victim of a robbery in Las Vegas early Monday, but police did not confirm if the man found unconscious near the intersection of Winnick Avenue and Koval Lane was indeed the Oakland Raiders wide receiver.

Police said Walker sustained significant injuries. According to local Fox affiliate KVVU-TV (Channel 5), Walker suffered an orbital fracture and was taken to the trauma unit of Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. He was listed in fair condition Monday afternoon. A Sunrise Hospital staff member contacted Monday evening said no one named Javon Walker was listed in the hospital's patient directory.

A Raiders spokesman said the team was "in the process of gathering information" and had no further comment.

Review-Journal columnist Norm Clarke reported that Walker had been spraying champagne into the crowd at Body English nightclub at the Hard Rock prior to him being found injured by police. He was at the nightclub for about six hours before leaving at 6:30 a.m., Clarke said.

Police found Walker at 7:19 a.m.

Clarke also reported it was the second night in a row Walker purchased bottles of Dom Perignon and sprayed a crowd at a night club. He did the same thing at Tryst at the Wynn early Sunday.

Walker signed a six-year, $55 million deal with the Raiders in March after being released by the Denver Broncos in February.

He injured his right knee for the second time in his career last season and was limited to eight games and 26 catches in 2007.

Walker was a first-round draft pick by the Green Bay Packers in 2001 and had a breakout season in 2004, with 89 catches for 1,382 yards and 12 touchdowns.

He tore a ligament in his right knee the next season and played only one game.

He was traded to Denver in 2006 and bounced back with 69 catches for 1,084 yards and eight touchdowns.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.