The Atlanta Falcons have signed veteran cornerback Kevin King, who last played in the NFL in 2021. King, a former second-round pick by the Green Bay Packers in 2017, has been out of football for two years. He chose to sit out the 2022 season due to personal reasons and missed the 2023 season because of a torn Achilles sustained during the offseason. Over his career, King has played in 51 games, making 42 starts, and stands at 6-0, 200 pounds. In 2020, teams completed 36 of 57 passes when targeting King, resulting in 488 yards and a touchdown against him, with a 96.2 passer rating. King also had a notable 12 missed tackles that season, indicating a 17.4% missed tackle rate.
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UPDATED with Advanced stats and lengthy injury history -- #Falcons sign veteran cornerback Kevin King -- He’s set to make a comeback after missing last two seasons. https://t.co/MtEqAhCrgO
In 2020, teams completed 36 of 57 passes when throwing at new #Falcons CB Kevin King (63.2%) for 488 yards and a touchdown for a 96.2 passer rating. He had an unacceptable 12 missed tackles (17.4%). https://t.co/ajckUQhlTa
#Falcons sign veteran cornerback Kevin King. He hasn't played in the NFL since the 2021 season. #DontCallitAcomeback https://t.co/MtEqAhCrgO
Falcons sign Kevin King. https://t.co/scYAV9F9Hh
Cornerback Kevin King, a former second-round pick of the Packers who has not played since 2021, is signing with the Falcons https://t.co/VB9z2crbL1 https://t.co/uGzYQx0EBb
Kevin King chose to sit out the 2022 season for personal reasons and then missed 2023 due to a torn Achilles suffered during the offseason. Now, the former second-round pick is back in the NFL, joining the #Falcons. https://t.co/LOP3uRklIi
The #Falcons signed veteran cornerback Kevin King, a onetime #Packers second-round pick who last played in 2021.
#Falcons have signed CB Kevin King. He was a former second round pick of the #Packers in 2017. Has played in 51 games. Made 42 starts. 6-0, 200 pounds. https://t.co/kF8wKiC5zG
The Falcons have signed former Green Bay second-round pick CB Kevin King, who has been out of the league for two years -- in 2022 for personal reasons and 2023 due to a torn Achilles.
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Interesting one: The #Falcons have signed former #Packers CB Kevin King, who has been out of football since 2021. https://t.co/l7lCEcnuAD
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Kirk Cousins says Kyle Pitts was willing to give him the No. 8 Falcons jersey, but it would have cost several hundred thousand dollars to comply with NFL rules requiring they buy every Pitts jersey currently on the market. https://t.co/egd5pqLevG
#Falcons QB Kirk Cousins would’ve had to pay several hundred thousands of dollars for Kirk to switch his jersey number to 8 (via: @bigpodwithshaq) https://t.co/v64VerUaNe
#Falcons QB Kirk Cousins said Kyle Pitts was willing to give up his #8, but the NFL told him he’d need to purchase all the current jerseys in stock, which would cost hundreds of thousand of dollars—something no one was willing to do. (via @bigpodwithshaq)https://t.co/BHJoQ8p84X