San Jose Mercury News · Apr 3, 2018
Why Marquette King got the boot from Gruden, Raiders
Raiders punter Marquette King was released last week in large part because of his $3 million salary.There’s a notion that Marquette King got the boot because he was not compatible with Raiders coach Jon Gruden.
It’s easy enough to connect the dots:
Free-spirited, penalty-prone punter who never met a social media medium he didn’t like vs. the no-nonsense, prodigal head coach eager to send a message that shenanigans won’t be tolerated..
It would also be a mistake not to recognize the biggest reason for the Raiders release of King last week was financial.
