The NFL’s minor moves to close out the week:
Atlanta Falcons
- Released: CB Kevin King
Green Bay Packers
- Placed on IR: TE Luke Musgrave (story)
Minnesota Vikings
- Waived: DE Jalen Redmond
King made a long-awaited return to the NFL this season. After sitting out of the 2022 NFL season for personal reasons and tearing his Achilles tendon in the ramp up to the 2023 season, King hadn’t been seen in the NFL in over two years. The former second-round pick out of Washington has always had talent, but injury issues have kept him consistently off the field. In 2019, the only year in which King missed fewer than five games, the talented defensive back recorded five interceptions.
Despite a standout performance on defense in Atlanta this offseason, King has seen very few snaps on defense in the regular season. King was praised for his defensive versatility throughout camp and the preseason, but thus far, the Falcons had mostly utilized the veteran on special teams.
His days of letting every wr he’s supposed to cover run right past him for long TD’s, then looking at his teammates like they screwed up, might finally be over…
Unless Joe Barry has anything to say about it.