Shaun King

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Shaun Earl King (born May 29, 1977 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is an American football player in the National Football League at the quarterback position.

King played college football at Tulane University between 1995 and 1998, ^[1] leading Tulane to an undefeated season and in the process setting the single-season NCAA Division I-A record for passing efficiency in 1998 of 183.3. In the same year he became the first player in NCAA history to both pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game against Army on November 14th.

King subsequently was drafted in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his hometown team. His best professional season was in 2000, when he started all 16 regular-season games for the Bucs. The team lost the NFC Championship 11-6 to the St. Louis Rams with King at the helm. He was replaced by Brad Johnson and relegated to a backup role for the following three seasons. In 2004, he signed with the Arizona Cardinals as a free agent, but only started two games and was released at the end of the season.

On Friday June 2, 2006 he signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts, but was then released as a free agent on September 3.

On Friday November 29, 2006 Shaun King signed with the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League.

The Shaun King Foundation, headquartered in Winter Haven Florida, is the principle supporter for the Kings Kids program in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast, St. Petersburg Florida