Jason Douglas King (born November 18, 1993) is an American former professional

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. He played

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Early life and college

King played high school football for coach Kevin Kelley at

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in Little Rock, Arkansas. He graduated from

in the class of 2012. King committed to Purdue on December 26, 2011, and later signed a letter of intent to Purdue on February 1, 2012. He attended school at Purdue from 2012 until graduating in 2016, having played in 45 games during his collegiate career.

Professional career

New England Patriots (first stint)

King signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived by the Patriots on September 2, 2017. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 20, 2017. He was released on October 9, 2017.

Baltimore Ravens

On October 31, 2017, King was signed to the

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' practice squad. He was released on November 14, 2017.

New England Patriots (second stint)

On November 28, 2017, King was signed to the Patriots' active roster. He was waived by the Patriots on December 2, 2017, and was re-signed to New England's practice squad on December 5, 2017. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots on February 6, 2018. He was waived on May 10, 2018, but was re-signed on May 18. He was waived again on September 1, 2018.

Birmingham Iron

In November 2018, King signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football.

References

External links

Purdue Boilermakers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Jason 1993 births Living people Players of American football from Little Rock, Arkansas American football offensive guards Purdue Boilermakers football players New England Patriots players Baltimore Ravens players Birmingham Iron players