CB Kevin King agrees to deal keeping him in Green Bay

Updated Mar. 23, 2021 11:59 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Cornerback Kevin King is staying with the Green Bay Packers after agreeing to a one-year deal worth $6 million.

King’s agent, Chad Speck, confirmed the agreement on Tuesday. ESPN and NFL Network first reported the deal.

The move enables the Packers to keep both their starting cornerbacks from last season with Pro Bowl selection Jaire Alexander entrenched at the other spot.

King, who turns 26 on May 5,

He had a tough performance in the Packers'

But he’s been a pretty steady contributor to the Packers’ secondary since coming to Green Bay. The Packers would have been facing a notable lack of cornerback depth beyond Alexander if they had let King depart.

King made 57 tackles and started all 11 regular-season games in which he appeared last season, though he missed five games with a quadriceps injury. He had no interceptions last year but picked off five passes in 2019.

King’s decision means the Packers will be keeping two of their major free agents from departing. Just before the free agency period started, the Packers reached an agreement with Pro Bowl running back

Neither deal has been officially announced.

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