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Akeem King's trial by fire is approaching

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The second year Falcons cornerback is going to get a dream opportunity. Will he sink or swim?

The Atlanta Falcons mothership has written about Akeem King a couple of times over the last week, wondering if he could carve out a larger role and talking up his readiness should he get one. While both were worthy articles, we do need to remember two things with King.

  1. He looked better than he had any right to as a seventh round pick last year, which bodes well for 2016;
  2. He is going to have a larger role than the coaching staff would've hoped for heading into the season, thanks to Jalen Collins' four game suspension.