The Falcons made a trade for offensive line depth and started to trim their roster by releasing 14 players Friday.
The team cut offensive guard Travis Averill, center Larson Graham, cornerback Akeem King, wide receiver Anthony Dable, running back Kelvin Taylor, offensive tackle Andreas Knappe, linebacker Jack Lynn, wide receiver Josh Magee, defensive end A.J. Jefferson, cornerback Janor Jones, fullback Tyler Renew, offensive tackle D.J. Tialavea, quarterback Alex Torgersen and kicker Mike Meyer.
Coach Dan Quinn also said the Falcons play to carry two quarterbacks, which suggests that the team’s third quarterback, Matt Simms, will be cut.
The Falcons traded a fifth-round pick next year to Denver for offense tackle Ty Sambrailo, a second-round pick in 2015.
The two-year experiment to convert King to a cornerback is over.
The Falcons released King, a seventh-round pick (249th overall) in the 2015 draft. King’s fate was likely was sealed when he was beaten on a 43-yard pass play in Jacksonville’s 13-7 victory over the Falcons on Thursday night.
King, who was a safety in college at San Jose State, was trying to make the move to big cornerback. He’s 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds and his lack of instincts showed on the touchdown pass.
King was cut and re-signed to the practice squad in 2015. He spent last season on injured reserved with a foot injury.
Fullback Tyler Renew bids farewell via Instagram.
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