BREAKING: Atlanta Falcons has made shocking promotions to game-day roster

BREAKING: Atlanta Falcons has made shocking promotions to game-day roster

Cornerback Kevin King and wide receiver Chris Blair, two standouts during the team’s exhibition season, were added to the game-day roster Saturday.

The Falcons will play the Steelers at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in both teams’ season openers.

King, a former starter for the Green Bay Packers, has not played in the last two seasons. He’s seeking to revive his once-promising NFL career. Antonio Hamilton Sr. was declared out with a groin injury on Friday, leaving the Falcons without a cornerback.

The Falcons have just five wide receivers on their 53-man roster. Blair, who led the club in exhibition games with eight catches for 154 yards, will provide the squad with the usual six wide receiver options.

King was selected in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2017 NFL draft after playing at Washington. He spent five seasons with the Packers.

King, 29, has appeared in 51 NFL games, including 42 starts. He has made 197 tackles and seven interceptions.

King had a rough ending to his injury-plagued stay in Green Bay. He missed 29 of a possible 80 games because of an assortment of injuries: hamstring, groin, shoulder, quadriceps, Achilles, back, concussion and hip.