The interesting thing about that is that, while I pointed out that Jenkins is coming off a season in which he looked average, King is coming off a season in which he looked atrocious. In fact, Profootballfocus.com rated him the worst of the 198 players who played at least one snap at corner last season. Thrown into the starting lineup after injuries decimated the Rams' secondary, King had it all — touchdowns over his head, huge cushions, missed tackles, penalties, you name it. You know those incumbent Colts corners you're worried about? King made them look like Darrell Green and Lester Hayes.
So why sign him? Well, he had a pretty darn good career at Penn State, tests through the roof, played fairly well before last season in which he was beset by ankle, groin and shoulder injuries. The Colts are gambling little, just a few bucks to see if they can get more out of a healthy King than the Rams did with a banged up one. He could win a spot, if he's healthy.
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