He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1994 NFL draft after playing college football for the UCLA Bruins.
Bruce started as a true freshman for UCLA as a defensive lineman after showing up to campus a little over weight.
standout games were Arizona state where he recorded 15 solo tackles and two sacks from the nose guard position earning pac-10 player of the week and followed up again against Oregon state with a repeated performance 12 solo tackles earning player of the week again.
In the off-season after his final year with the Patriots, Walker incurred a stab wound in his chest, which he explained as a result of missing a catch when he and a friend were throwing a steak knife at each other in a grocery store parking lot.
The San Diego Chargers picked Bruce up in 1998 and 1999 where he was plagued with injuries which prevented him from making the team.