Shawn King facts for kids
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 24, 1972 West Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | West Monroe (LA) | ||||||||
| College: | Louisiana–Monroe | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36 | ||||||||
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Shawn King (born June 24, 1972) is a former National Football League (NFL) defensive end who played for the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts.
NFL career
Shawn King was drafted in the second round of the 1995 draft by the Carolina Panthers. King played in 13 games his rookie season and in all 16 games the following season. However, after testing positive again, King was suspended for the first six games of the 1997 season, only appearing in 9 games. After testing positive, King found himself suspended for the entire 1998 season. Prior to the 1999 season, King signed a three-year, $6 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts and started 8 of the team's first 9 games, but was suspended again (along with teammate Tito Wooten), this time for four games due to showing up late to a meeting. The Colts later cut King and he was suspended yet again by the league for 12 months for another violation and missed the entire 2000 season. Though he was reinstated in January 2001, King chose to retire from the NFL. After four season of retirement, King signed on to play with the AFL's Tampa Bay Storm for the 2004 AFL season, after which he left pro football for good.
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high | |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1995 | CAR | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | CAR | 16 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3.0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 1997 | CAR | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2.0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | IND | 9 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | 10 | 74 | 57 | 17 | 8.5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
Suspensions
Shawn King was active in the NFL for six seasons from 1995 to 2000. However, due to suspensions, King missed 42 games, including the entire 1998 and 2000 seasons. King retired from the NFL in January 2001
- 1995 - Placed in the NFL's intervention program
- 1997 - Suspended for six games during the 1997 season
- 1998 - Suspended for the entire 1998 season
- 1999 - Suspended for four games during the 1999 season due after missing bed check and showing up late to a team meeting
- 2000 - Suspended for the entire 2000 season
