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King announced Wednesday via social media that he has retired from professional football. The 30-year-old King entered the NFL as a fifth-round draft pick in 2017 and spent eight seasons in the league across stops with the Chargers, Titans, Texans, Steelers and Ravens. He played in 108 career games, logging 476 tackles (344 solo), 9.5 sacks, nine interceptions (two for touchdowns), and seven fumble recoveries (one for a touchdown). King also added two more scores on punt returns. He enjoyed his best season with the Chargers in 2018, when he earned first-team All-Pro honors as a defensive back and second-team All-Pro honors as a punt returner.
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Houston released King on Tuesday. King had been on the roster bubble throughout the preseason and may have sealed his fate with a muffed punt return in Houston's preseason finale. The veteran cornerback has extensive NFL experience as both a defender and return man, so he should be able to land on a team's roster in short order.
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King (groin) returned one punt for eight yards and played 20 defensive snaps during Houston's 28-10 preseason win over the Giants on Saturday. King was dealing with a groin injury earlier in August that forced him to miss Houston's first preseason contest, but it now appears that he's moved past the issue. The Iowa product is expected to remain one of the Texans' top cornerbacks in 2024 after tallying 47 total tackles, including 1.0 sacks, and defending two passes across seven regular-season games with Houston last season.
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King (groin) is slated to miss Houston's preseason matchup against the Steelers on Friday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. King has appeared relatively healthy so far in camp, but he'll miss out on the Texans' first preseason outing with a groin injury. The 5-foot-10 cornerback was signed by Houston after being let go in the middle of the 2023 season from a mainly special teams role in Pittsburgh, finishing out the campaign with 47 tackles (22 solo) and one sack.
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King recorded 11 tackles, including two for a loss, and a pass defensed in the Texans' 36-22 loss to the Browns on Sunday. The veteran has been active since taking over as Houston's nickelback in Week 13, recording double-digit tackles in three of four games. King has also has a sack in that span.
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Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *1 | @BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *2 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *3 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *4 | @KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *5 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *6 | LAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *8 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *9 | @MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *10 | @MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *11 | @CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *12 | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *13 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *14 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 12/14 | @Cincinnati | 5 |
| 16 | 12/21 | New England | 29 |
| 17 | 12/27 | @Green Bay | 12 |
| 18 | 01/04 | @Pittsburgh | 13 |