King Agrees to Deal
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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By Nick
Wagoner
Senior
Writer
The Rams moved one
step closer to having their entire draft class in training camp on time
Wednesday when they agreed to a three-year deal with fourth round cornerback
Justin King.
St. Louis used one of its two
fourth round selections on the athletic but raw cornerback out of
Penn
State .
King is widely
considered to be the potential diamond in the rough of the team’s 2008 draft
class. After leaving college a year early, King was projected by some to go as
high as the late first round.
But King lasted
until the fourth and the Rams quickly scooped him up.
“I think corner is a
position that you really need to put yourself in good position with,” coach
Scott Linehan said after drafting King. “You have got to have four. You really
have to feel good about having four corners going into each game. Corners are a
commodity.”
At 5’10, 192 pounds
with speed in the 4.3-4.4 range in the 40-yard dash, King will be expected to
compete right away in the secondary, particularly in nickel packages. He also
will be asked to work on special teams, perhaps even getting an opportunity as a
returner such as he did at times during the team’s May minicamp.
With King in the
fold, the Rams have just one remaining unsigned draft pick, second round choice
Donnie Avery.
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