King David Dunlap V (born September 14, 1985) is a former
American football
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offensive tackle who played in the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played
college football at
Auburn, and was drafted by the
Philadelphia Eagles
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in the seventh round of the
2008 NFL Draft. He also played for the
San Diego Chargers.
Early years
Dunlap played
high school football
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and
basketball
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at
Brentwood Academy
Brentwood Academy is a coeducational Christian independent college preparatory school located in Brentwood, Tennessee, for grades 6–12.
History
The charter of Brentwood Academy was signed on November 20, 1969, after ten acres of land on Gr ...
near
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...
.
College career
![King Dunlap](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/King_Dunlap.jpg)
Dunlap played
college football at
Auburn University. Dunlap started in place of starting left tackle
Marcus McNeill
Marcus McNeill (born November 16, 1983) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football for Auburn University, and wa ...
in a game against
Ball State in
2005 after McNeill suffered an injury. Dunlap, along with
Jonathan Palmer
Jonathan Charles Palmer (born 7 November 1956) is a British businessman and former Formula One racing driver. Before opting for a career in motor racing, Palmer trained as a physician at London's Guys Hospital. He also worked as a junior phys ...
, replaced
Marcus McNeill
Marcus McNeill (born November 16, 1983) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football for Auburn University, and wa ...
and
Troy Reddick
Troy Stanley Reddick (born December 12, 1983) is a former American football offensive lineman and personal trainer with John Charles' Air One Football Academy. He chose to sign with the Chicago Bears over the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted fr ...
as the starting offensive tackles for Auburn in
2006. He started in all 13 games at left tackle in 2006. He was named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after a game against
Tulane
Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into a comprehensive pub ...
on October 21 in which he received a 99 percent offensive line grade.
Professional career
Going into his senior year in 2007, Dunlap was considered to be one of the top offensive tackle prospects in the
2008 NFL Draft. However, due to his poor senior season, his draft stock dropped.
Philadelphia Eagles
Dunlap was drafted by the
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...
with the 230th pick overall in the seventh round of the
2008 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract with the team on June 17, 2008. He suffered an ankle injury in the 2008 preseason and was placed on
injured reserve on August 30, ending his season.
Dunlap played in twelve games in the
2009 season and saw significant playing time in a game against the
Oakland Raiders after starting left tackle
Jason Peters
Jason Raynard Peters (born January 22, 1982) is an American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas and signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free ag ...
suffered a knee injury during the first quarter.
Dunlap took over for Peters in Week 5 against the
San Francisco 49ers
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in
2010 after Peters suffered a knee injury. Dunlap gave up three sacks in the game. He made his first NFL start on October 17, 2010, in a week 6 game against the
Atlanta Falcons due to Peters's injury. His main assignment was to block defensive end
John Abraham
John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and former model working in Hindi films. He has won a National Film Award and received five Filmfare nominations.
After modelling for advertisements and companies, ...
, who made zero sacks in the game. With Peters out again for a week 7 game against the
Tennessee Titans
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, Dunlap again started in place of him. Dunlap, however, suffered a bone
bruise
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and a
hyperextension
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of his knee during the game, and was replaced by left guard
Todd Herremans
Todd Herremans (born October 13, 1982) is a former American football offensive guard who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Herremans was selected in the fourth round (126th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia ...
. Dunlap was did not play in weeks 9 and 10 due to his injuries. In a week 13 game against the
Houston Texans on December 2, starting right tackle
Winston Justice
Winston Frederick Justice (born September 14, 1984) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round (39th overall pick) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC.
Cu ...
hyperextended his knee and Dunlap took over for him. Dunlap started his first game at right tackle in place of Justice in a week 14 game against the
Dallas Cowboys
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on December 12. He started again in week 15 against the
New York Giants in place of Justice at right tackle. Dunlap started in a week 17 matchup against the Cowboys due to the Eagles' decision to rest starters before their playoff run. During the wild card playoff game against the
Green Bay Packers, Dunlap was inserted at right tackle to replace Justice, who had three penalties and ineffective play.
On October 2, 2011, Dunlap blocked a field goal against the San Francisco 49ers. He became an unrestricted free agent following the 2011 season, but was re-signed to a one-year contract on March 30, 2012.
San Diego Chargers
On March 12, 2013, Dunlap signed a two-year contract with the
San Diego Chargers.
In 2014, Dunlap played all 16 games and starting all of them for the first time in his career, while only allowing three sacks. He was voted by his teammates as the Chargers' Lineman of the Year in
2014
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.
On February 20, 2015, the Chargers re-signed Dunlap to a four-year, $28 million contract.
On March 13, 2017, Dunlap was released by the Chargers.
Retirement
On June 12, 2017, Dunlap announced his retirement from the NFL after nine seasons.
Personal life
Dunlap's father, King Dunlap IV, is a former
defensive tackle for
Tennessee State
Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State, or TSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennes ...
and the
Baltimore Colts, who drafted him in the fifth round of the
1969 NFL Draft
The 1969 National Football League draft was part of the common draft, the third and final year in which the NFL and American Football League (AFL) held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place January 28–29, 1969.
The draft be ...
. His mother, Robin, is a former track star at Tennessee State and his younger sister, Victoria, is a starting forward on the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team and a member of the track team, competing in the high jump. He also has a younger brother named George, who is a graduate of
Welch College
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and is now the assistant coach of the men's basketball team, the Welch College Flames.
Dunlap's lifelong friend, former
Alabama Crimson Tide
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linebacker
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Darren Mustin, is the godfather to Dunlap's son, King Dunlap VI. Dunlap has a daughter who was born in August 2007. Dunlap earned a degree in adult education from Auburn.
On March 4, 2011, Dunlap was arrested and charged with
reckless driving and
disorderly conduct
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for driving his 2004
Cadillac Escalade
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onto the sidewalk and pulling up outside the front doors of Nashville's
Bridgestone Arena
Bridgestone Arena (originally Nashville Arena, and formerly Gaylord Entertainment Center and Sommet Center) is a multi-purpose venue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1996, it is the home of the Nashville Predators o ...
, who was hosting the
SEC women's basketball tournament, to pick up his father who was in a wheelchair. It was reported the police asked Dunlap to move the vehicle to the street and offered to help assist his father, but Dunlap refused and was subsequently arrested.
On February 16, 2017, Dunlap was arrested in
Nashville for violating a protective order against his girlfriend and causing a domestic disturbance.
References
External links
Auburn Tigers bio
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1985 births
Living people
Players of American football from Nashville, Tennessee
American football offensive tackles
Auburn Tigers football players
Philadelphia Eagles players
San Diego Chargers players
Los Angeles Chargers players