No. 93 Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | December 27, 1989 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 281 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Houston (TX) Strake Jesuit | ||||||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 239 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Tackles: | 4 |
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Quarterback sacks: | 1.5 |
Pass deflections: | 2 |
Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
David King (born December 27, 1989) is an American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft after playing college football at Oklahoma. He was a member of the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad before being signed by the Seattle Seahawks in order to add depth due to injury.
King was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round (239th) of the 2013 NFL draft. On October 22, 2013, King was signed to the practice squad. On January 6, 2014, he was signed a future contract. On August 30, 2014, King was waived by the Bengals. On August 31, he was signed to the practice squad.
On December 11, 2014, King was signed to the Seattle Seahawks from the Bengals practice squad. On November 16, 2015, he was waived by the Seahawks.
On November 17, 2015, King was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs from the Seahawks. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Chiefs. The next day, he was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 5, 2016 but was released on November 14 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 17, 2016. He was waived on December 30, 2016 and was re-signed back to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 19, 2017.