At one point, Marquette King shied away from speaking about his struggles of landing another NFL opportunity. Between 2013 and ’18, the former All-Pro punter played for the Broncos and Raiders, averaging 46.7 yards per punt, the fifth-best average in NFL history.
Even more, King was the 2014 NFL punting yards leader and earned second-team All-Pro honors in ’16 with the Raiders. Still, other than playing in the now obsolete XFL for five games with the St. Louis Battlehawks in ’20, King has yet to land another chance in professional football.
More than a week ago, King said in a series of tweets that he was “done fighting” for a fair chance and that black punters and kickers still do not receive equal opportunities in the league. King continued the conversation on Thursday when he went in-depth about the Raiders releasing him in 2018 on the Silver and Black Today – A Las Vegas Raiders Show, saying that it was based off “hate” from then-Raiders coach Jon Gruden, who King never met with before he was released.
