Shaun King (American football)

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Not to be confused with Shawn King.

Shaun King
No. 10, 4
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1977-05-29) May 29, 1977 (age 46)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Gibbs (St. Petersburg)
College:Tulane
NFL draft:1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Gibbs HS (FL) (2006)
    Assistant head coach & quarterbacks coach
  • Gibbs HS (FL) (2008)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • South Florida (2016)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • South Florida (2017–2019)
    Running backs coach
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:27–24
Yards:4,566
Passer rating:73.4
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:132 / 228
Passing yards:1,635
TD–INT:27–8
Passer rating:95-19
Rushing touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · ArenaFan.com

Shaun Earl King (born May 29, 1977) is an American former professional

Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL), and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League
(CFL).

After his playing career, he was an assistant college coach for the South Florida Bulls. He later became an afternoon co-host on the Las Vegas sports wagering channel, VSiN.

College career

After graduating from

NCAA Division I-A record for passing efficiency in 1998 of 183.3. In the same year he became the first player in NCAA history to both pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game against Army on November 14. His quarterback coach was Rich Rodriguez and his head coach was Tommy Bowden. He finished 10th in voting for the 1998 Heisman Trophy. King is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi
fraternity. King co-captained the 1998 12-0 Green Wave along with right tackle Dennis O'Sullivan. The style of offense that King ran at Tulane under Bowden was the Spread offense which is now a very popular style in NCAA football.

College Football Statistics

  • 1997: 199/363 (54.8%) for 2577 yards and 24 TD vs. 14 INT. 124 carries for 511 yards and 5 TD.
  • 1998: 244/364 (67.0%) for 3495 yards and 38 TD vs. 6 INT. 156 carries for 633 yards and 11 TD.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Vertical jump
Wonderlic
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		221 lb
(100 kg) 		30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.77 s 1.65 s 2.73 s 4.29 s 33.0 in
(0.84 m)		 25[2]
All values from NFL Combine[3]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

King was drafted in the second round of the

1999 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his hometown team.[4] Near the midpoint of the 1999 season, quarterback Trent Dilfer suffered a season-ending injury, thrusting King into the starting
quarterback role.

King took over the offense, and helped rally the team to the

NFC Championship 11–6 to the St. Louis Rams
with King at the helm.

King's best professional season was in

Martín Gramática missed the kick. The Buccaneers fell in overtime to the Green Bay Packers, and ultimately lost to the Eagles
in the wild card round. King did have an extremely productive season for a young QB leading his team to a 10–6 record and throwing for 18 tds (with only 13ints) and rushing for 5 more.

After the disappointing end to the 2000 NFL season, King was replaced by

field goal
.

A few weeks later, starter Brad Johnson was injured once again, and King was placed as the starter against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football. After some fanfare, King had a dismal first half, falling behind 14–0 after two quick turnovers. King was benched, and Rob Johnson salvaged a 17–7 loss. King would not play another down for the Buccaneers that season, as they advanced to the postseason. He suited up as the #3 quarterback for Tampa Bay's victory in Super Bowl XXXVII, but did not play in the game. King returned as the backup quarterback in 2003, but only appeared in three games, starting none. His final game as a Buccaneer was in the final week against the Titans. The Buccaneers, already eliminated from playoff contention, had fallen behind early, and King took over in the second half to wind up the disappointing season.

After Tampa Bay

In 2004, King signed with the Arizona Cardinals as a free agent, he started only two games and was released at the end of the season. In his first start against the Carolina Panthers he threw for 343 yards which was a season high for the Cardinals.

King signed a free agent contract with the Detroit Lions in spring 2006, but asked to be released after the Lions signed Josh McCown and Jon Kitna. On Friday June 2, 2006, he signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts, but was then released as a free agent on September 3.

On Friday November 29, 2006, King signed with the

Arena Football League. He threw 10 touchdowns against the Grand Rapids Rampage
on March 8, 2007, but was released by the team after a 1–5 start on April 10 of the same year.

On May 30, 2007, King signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. King was released eighteen days later, so he could pursue a career in broadcasting.[5]

Post-playing

The Shaun King Foundation, headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida, is the principal supporter for the Kings Kids program in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast, St. Petersburg, Florida

King has worked as an NFL and college football analyst for NBC Sports and Yahoo. In July 2008, King, working as an ESPN analyst, commented that it was "outside of normal" that recently released African-American NFL quarterbacks like Daunte Culpepper, Aaron Brooks, Byron Leftwich and himself were not signed to new teams.[6]

He is married and has two daughters and a son with his wife, Faith King.

In 2016, King joined the coaching staff of the South Florida Bulls a member of the American Athletic Conference. In 2016 as quarterback coach, he helped Quinton Flowers to his best season and AAC player of the year recognition. In 2017, Charlie Strong arrived and King was moved to coach the running backs at USF.[7] where he helped D'Ernest Johnson to his best collegiate season. 247 Sports named King as Recruiter of the Year.

In 2021, King started to work as a host for

VSiN
, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He co-hosts the show, "The Night Cap," with Tim Murray weeknights from 10 pm to 1 am ET.

King also works as an analyst next to play-by-play man Ben Wilson on the television broadcasts of the Vegas Knight Hawks of the Indoor Football League.

See also

References

  1. ^ NFL Draft Archived February 12, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "NFL Combine 1999 Test Results". topendsports.com. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Shaun King, Combine Results, QB - Tulane (LA)". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats". September 27, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/25919309.html?location_refer=Vikings:highlightModules:5[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Source: Former NFL QB King to join USF staff". February 11, 2016.

External links

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