Every team needs a Jeff King. It used to be on the field. Now, he's a vital member of the Bears' front office. King's charismatic, team-first approach has earned him praise among teammates and peers. 'He could probably be a GM right now.' More:
Chryst recalled King having “a voracious appetite” for watching film, a rare trait for any player, let alone a young one. King wouldn’t just watch the cut-ups provided but entire games from start to finish. Delhomme called him “a football junkie.”
During one training camp practice, King beat linebacker James Anderson for a touchdown during a red-zone drill. King spiked the ball and danced like Fauria would.Jeff King spent five of his seven NFL seasons in Carolina, scoring 12 touchdowns and, more importantly, building a reputation as a tireless worker and an inquisitive football mind. “There was a great joy that he played with,” Chryst said, “and it rubbed off on his teammates.
Seeing “Jeff King” on the Bears’ list of front-office executives didn’t register at first for GM Ryan Poles. It took being in Halas Hall for the past to return: his time at Boston College overlapped with King’s at Virginia Tech. In a way, the Bears tested King. He was a couple of years removed from his own playing career. This was different. The scouting life wasn’t for everyone: the hours, the low pay, the time on the road. Fox, though, remained fond of him. Pace and Delhomme also knew each other from Delhomme’s stint as the Saints’ backup quarterback when Pace was an operations/scouting assistant.
In 2016, Pace promoted King to pro scout. He developed a reputation for finishing evaluations on players that would take others a full day to complete in a few hours. The level of detail and depth remained, though. In 2019, King became the Bears’ director of pro scouting. Bears coaches found him to be a good resource because he could provide a player’s perspective. The Bears also encouraged their players to meet with King if they had questions.
Similar to Poles, King draws from his varied influences. Former Pulaski coach Joel Hicks, a Hall of Fame coach in Virginia, was meticulous about the field and cared about the players’ pregame meals. Beamer used starters on special teams to routinely produce the best units in college football. Greenberg maintained a consistent level of intensity and energy, which became expected of players, especially off the bench.Playing with Delhomme cemented beliefs about the quarterback position.
“I went to him with, “What does this do to you?’ or ‘What players give you issues?’” King said. “We didn’t talk deep X’s and O’s, but I just respected his mind so much that I would go to him with a lot of things and ask him a lot of questions. He was just really, really good with me.”With Fangio, you better put in the work.
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