Austin Patrick King (born April 11, 1981) is an American professional

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coach and former

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who is the

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for the

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of the

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(NFL).

Playing career

The

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selected him the fourth round of the

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. Following his rookie season, he played the majority of his career with the

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Coaching career

After beginning at

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as a quality control coach and working his way up to offensive coordinator at

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where he led a record setting offense in 2019, he was hired as a quality control coach by the Raiders on February 5, 2020. In February 2021, he was promoted to tight ends coach. He was not retained by new Raiders head coach

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and was hired to be the assistant offensive line coach under new Chicago Bears head coach

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on February 7, 2022. On February 28, 2023, King was hired by the

to serve as the team's assistant offensive line coach. On March 6, 2025, King was promoted to the position of tight ends coach after the departure of

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