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Eric King
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King at Tennessee Titans training camp in 2008
No. 29, 30, 43
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1982-05-10) May 10, 1982 (age 42)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:McDonogh School
(Owings Mills, Maryland)
College:Wake Forest
NFL draft:2005 / round: 5 / pick: 156
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:82
Pass deflections:8
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Eric King (born May 10, 1982 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at Wake Forest. King has also played for the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions.

Early years

King attended McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland, and was a three-sport letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he won first-team All-State honors, a first-team All-Metro honors, first-team All-County honors, and helped lead his team to four conference championships. As a senior, he had over 1,200 all-purpose yards on offense, and on defense, he added 5 interceptions, and 45 tackles. In basketball, he helped lead his team to three conference championships. In track, he was the private school champion in both the 100 meter dash and the long jump. Father, Eric King, Sr. played basketball for the NAIA national champions Coppin State Eagles in the mid 1970s and professionally in Venezuela.

He spent a postgrad year at The Hill School[2]

Professional career

King signed with the Cleveland Browns on November 16, 2010.[3] He was cut by the Browns and picked up off waivers by the Detroit Lions on December 16, 2010. King was released by the Detroit Lions on February 10, 2011.

References

  1. ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Sports activist to be honored". March 18, 2008.
  3. ^ Grossi, Tony (November 17, 2010). "Cleveland Browns sign Eric King, Clifton Smith as injury fill-ins for Sheldon Brown, Josh Cribbs". Cleveland.com.
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