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Former Green Bay Packers CB Re-Signs with Atlanta Falcons After Incredible NFL Comeback in 2024

Posted on April 13, 2025

Back in 2016, the Green Bay Packers were torched in the NFC Championship Game by the high-octane Atlanta Falcons offense. Matt Ryan, the NFL MVP that year, had a field day throwing down the field to a prime Julio Jones, who was matched up with Packers defensive back Ladarius Gunter on their way to a 44-21 victory.

It was clear, at the moment the game clock hit 0:00, that Green Bay needed to address the cornerback position in the upcoming NFL Draft. And they did, trading out of the first round and selecting Kevin King out of Washington with the 33rd overall pick.

Green Bay Packers Fans Never Really Embraced Kevin King

Even though cornerback was Green Bay’s most glaring need in the 2017 NFL Draft, fans were furious with former general manger Ted Thompson for trading out of the first round. This is because, at the time the Packers would have been able to make a first round selection, Wisconsin Badgers star TJ Watt was available.

Watt, of course, has gone on to have a Hall of Fame-caliber career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. King, on the other hand, battled injuries for the vast majority of his time in Green Bay.

In five seasons with the Packers, King appeared in just 51 games (42 starts). His best season was in 2019 when he had a career-high five interceptions and 15 passes defended. It was also the only year in which he played 15 games in the season.

After sitting out the 2022 NFL season, King decided to make a comeback. Unfortunately, though, he tore his Achilles during training, forcing him to miss yet another year in 2023.

Two years after playing his last NFL game, King was signed by the Falcons, partially because one of his former coaches in Green Bay, Jerry Gray, is on staff in Atlanta and vouched for him.

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