Poland’s Bydgoszcz Archers sign championship LB Kadel King

The Bydgoszcz Archers playing in Poland’s Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego, LFA, have added one the top linebackers in Europe with the signing of Kadel King.

King is coming off a championship season in Finland with the Kuopio Steelers where he was second in the league in tackles with 29 in five games.

The Archers have moved up to Poland’s top division for this shortened season and have won their only game so far beating the Warsaw Mets 17-7.

The 6’3″, 231 pound, 24 year old King from London, England, spent the 2019 season with Frankfurt in the German Football League, leading the team with 75 tackles and 20 tackles for loss. King helped Frankfurt reach the GFL semifinals. He participated in the CFL-UK Global Combine as well as in the NFL International Combine. In 2018, while with the Potsdam Royals also of the GFL he was the second leading tackler with 77 tackles and 12 tackles for loss. He arrived in the GFL after spending four seasons with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men in the Canadian university league (USports) where he was a three year starter. He helped the X-Men reach the Canadian semifinals in both 2015 and 2016.

Check out King’s highlights from 2019 season with the Frankfurt Universe

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