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Reston Native Signed To Cleveland Browns Active Roster: Report
Deon King has already appeared in several games, and will try to help get the Browns their first win of the 2017 season.
RESTON, VA -- A Reston native will be getting a lot more playing time with the struggling Cleveland Browns, as linebacker Deon King has been added to the active roster from the practice squad, according to a report from 247sports.com.
King has already appeared in four games for the Browns this season. He will wear No. 56, as he has in the past.
King, 24, is a second-year player out of Norfolk State who was initially signed by Dallas before being picked up by Cleveland.
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At South Lakes High School, King was on both the football and track and field teams.
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