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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 14: George Iloka #43 of the Cincinnati Bengals intercepts a ball intended for Tavarres King #15 of the New York Giants during the fourth quarter of the game at MetLife Stadium on November 14, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 14: George Iloka #43 of the Cincinnati Bengals intercepts a ball intended for Tavarres King #15 of the New York Giants during the fourth quarter of the game at MetLife Stadium on November 14, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Dec 18, 2017

New York Giants wide receiver Tavarres King scored a 57-yard touchdown during Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

In the third quarter, the third-year receiver out of Georgia caught a pass by quarterback Eli Manning on the Eagles’ 51-yard line and avoided tackles by three different defenders on the way to the end zone.

The Eagles still led 31-29 after King’s score and a failed two-point conversion.

The Giants (2-12) went on to lose Sunday’s game, 34-29.

King was selected in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos after playing at Georgia from 2008-2012. King was added to the Giants practice squad in 2015 after stints with the Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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