If punters can be exciting, Marquette King is easily one of the most exciting in the game. But after what he attempted to do in the second half of Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio may tell King to take it down a notch.
With the Raiders trailing 16-7 late in the third quarter, King took off and attempted to run for a first down on 4th-and-11. He did this from Oakland’s own 31-yard line.
Marquette King calls a fake punt from his own 30. Then gets a penalty for throwing the ball at a Denver player. @PatMcAfeeShow pic.twitter.com/9uNXwtCwPz
— Football Dungeon (@DuaneLively) October 1, 2017
As if the decision — which appeared to be King’s own judging by the way Del Rio reacted — wasn’t horrible enough, King then threw the ball at a Broncos defender and was flagged 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Andy Janovich stops the fake punt and then draws the 15-yard penalty after Raiders punter Marquette King throws the football at him. #GBR pic.twitter.com/ld3MbcfxaV
— Russ Thomas (@Rusty_Bill) October 1, 2017
Fortunately for King, the Raiders held the Broncos to a field goal attempt and Denver didn’t convert. Still, the veteran punter should probably save antics like that for when he’s having fun at the grocery store.
