There had been some rumors floating around since former Gibbs football coach Al Davis was hired at King that former Bucs quarterback Shaun King, who played for Davis in high school, was going to join Davis’ staff and help coach the Lions’ quarterbacks.

King, currently working as a professional football analyst for ESPN, was in town Monday to serve as the color analyst for the Tampa Bay Storm’s nationally-televised game against the Chicago Rush, and said that the rumors are not true and that he won’t be joining Davis’ staff.

In fact, King already serves as the quarterbacks coach at one local program – that would be his high school alma mater, Gibbs.

However, King said the time constraints of his job with ESPN, which he signed a three-year deal with in February, may prevent him from coaching this season. King said he juggled the duties last year, but his schedule – he’s required to be in the studio in Bristol from Sunday through Tuesday and doesn’t return to Florida until Wednesday – might make it tough to repeat that next season.

“From a time standpoint, I just can’t be there enough and I don’t think it’s fair to the kids,” King said. “I also don’t think it’s fair to Jacquez Green, the offensive coordinator, or Coach [Yusuf] Shakir, the head coach, to have someone on the staff who comes in and out one, two days a week.”