Last spring, Akeem King entered OTAs with the same goal of every rookie drafted in the seventh round: earn a job. He accomplished that—first on the practice squad, then on the active roster—and after spending a year learning from Atlanta’s robust coaching staff, the San Jose State product has set new, ambitious expectations for himself.
“I’m going to come out and start—nothing less,” King said Tuesday. “Just trying to be the best. That’s the mentality.”
The thought of King starting, or at least being a significant contributor off the bench, isn’t far-fetched at this point.