Oakland Raiders punter extraordinaire Marquette King certainly came prepared for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
After he pinned the Chargers deep in their own territory with a 59-yard punt in the second quarter, King celebrated by busting out the “Lights Out” dance popularized by former Chargers All-Pro linebacker Shawne Merriman.
Marquette King does Shawne Merriman "Lights Out" dance vs Chargers
L.A. fans are like … what's that? pic.twitter.com/z0zAZTtoXY
— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) October 15, 2017
This definitely isn’t new behavior for King by any means. But the callback to a player in Merriman who hasn’t played in the NFL sinced 2012 and last suited up for the Chargers in 2010 at least wins King some points for sheer creativity.
Merriman would later respond to King’s antics on Twitter:
I knew there was a reason why I liked Marquette King so much. What you think @shawnemerriman? #LightsOut pic.twitter.com/aX7buWspCB
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports) October 15, 2017
— Shawne Merriman (@shawnemerriman) October 15, 2017
