Broncos take a look at former KU WR Nigel King

By Matt Tait     Aug 3, 2015

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Kansas receiver Nigel King tips a deep pass to himself to keep it in bounds for an eventual touchdown against TCU during the third quarter on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Memorial Stadium.

The Denver Broncos may be looking to add another former Kansas University football to the three they already have on their roster.

According to Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports, the Broncos recently hosted wide receiver Nigel King for a workout. Denver has a roster spot available after fifth-year pro Kyle Williams suffered a season-ending injury during a recent practice.

King worked out with Denver on Sunday but was not offered a contract, according to Cameron Wolfe of The Denver Post, who cited an NFL source as the place he learned that King had not signed with the Broncos.

King, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound wideout with good speed and hands who transferred to KU from Maryland for the 2014 season, finished last season with 537 yards and a touchdown on 30 receptions in 12 games and elected to forgo his final season of eligibility to enter the NFL. He went undrafted last April and initially got a tryout with the Miami Dolphins following the draft.

King, who spent the first few years of his college career at Maryland, was waived by Miami just last week.

Should he somehow wind up with the Broncos, King would join cornerbacks Chris Harris and Aqib Talib and linebacker Steven Johnson as the Jayhawks on Denver’s roster.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.