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Marquette King
Marquette King Jr. (born October 26, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Fort Valley State Wildcats and was signed by the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2012. King led the NFL in punting yards in 2014.
King was born and raised in Macon, Georgia, by his parents Audrey and Marquette King Sr. He has a younger sister named Jasmine. King began punting in high school and, as a child, he loved football and wanted to become a wide receiver. King practiced after his football practices at Rutland High School and asked teammates to join. After they declined his invitation, King decided to try punting during his free time, challenging himself to see how far he could kick. King's high school coach soon recognized his talent and named King the team's punter, in addition to his role as a wide receiver.
King attended Fort Valley State University where he was originally recruited as a wide receiver. However, King could not find playing time at the position. As a junior, when his new head coach learned that King practiced punting in his spare time, he threatened to revoke King's scholarship unless he focused on becoming a full-time punter. King recounted this, and said "When [the coach] threatened to take my scholarship away from me to focus on being a punter I was like, 'All right, well, if you want to take my scholarship away from me, well, I'm [going to] find a way to make this position look fun.'"
In his senior year, King was an All-First-team Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference member and the 2011 FVSU Wildcats Most Valuable Player. During the 2011 season, King punted 80 yards against Bethune-Cookman University. During the 2011 season, King led the SIAC Conference in punting with a 43 yards per punt average, with 21 punts landing inside his opponents' 20-yard-line and 16 of his punts yielded 50 yards or more. King competed in the first annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in 2012.
After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, the Oakland Raiders had King try out for the team.
On April 29, 2012, the Raiders signed King to a three-year, $1.36 million contract. In training camp, King took most of the punting snaps due to an earlier injury to veteran Shane Lechler. King impressed the coaches enough to be kept on the roster but was placed on injured reserve for the entire 2012 NFL season.
With Lechler signing a free-agent contract with the Houston Texans, King competed for the Oakland Raiders punting job during the 2013 preseason with experienced veteran Chris Kluwe. King won the punting job, and Kluwe was cut at the conclusion of the preseason. During the 2013 season, King led the league in gross yards per punt, with 48.9.
In 2014, King led the league in punting yards and total punts, with 4,930 on 109 punts. These numbers also set single-season Oakland Raiders franchise records.
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Marquette King
Marquette King Jr. (born October 26, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Fort Valley State Wildcats and was signed by the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2012. King led the NFL in punting yards in 2014.
King was born and raised in Macon, Georgia, by his parents Audrey and Marquette King Sr. He has a younger sister named Jasmine. King began punting in high school and, as a child, he loved football and wanted to become a wide receiver. King practiced after his football practices at Rutland High School and asked teammates to join. After they declined his invitation, King decided to try punting during his free time, challenging himself to see how far he could kick. King's high school coach soon recognized his talent and named King the team's punter, in addition to his role as a wide receiver.
King attended Fort Valley State University where he was originally recruited as a wide receiver. However, King could not find playing time at the position. As a junior, when his new head coach learned that King practiced punting in his spare time, he threatened to revoke King's scholarship unless he focused on becoming a full-time punter. King recounted this, and said "When [the coach] threatened to take my scholarship away from me to focus on being a punter I was like, 'All right, well, if you want to take my scholarship away from me, well, I'm [going to] find a way to make this position look fun.'"
In his senior year, King was an All-First-team Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference member and the 2011 FVSU Wildcats Most Valuable Player. During the 2011 season, King punted 80 yards against Bethune-Cookman University. During the 2011 season, King led the SIAC Conference in punting with a 43 yards per punt average, with 21 punts landing inside his opponents' 20-yard-line and 16 of his punts yielded 50 yards or more. King competed in the first annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in 2012.
After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, the Oakland Raiders had King try out for the team.
On April 29, 2012, the Raiders signed King to a three-year, $1.36 million contract. In training camp, King took most of the punting snaps due to an earlier injury to veteran Shane Lechler. King impressed the coaches enough to be kept on the roster but was placed on injured reserve for the entire 2012 NFL season.
With Lechler signing a free-agent contract with the Houston Texans, King competed for the Oakland Raiders punting job during the 2013 preseason with experienced veteran Chris Kluwe. King won the punting job, and Kluwe was cut at the conclusion of the preseason. During the 2013 season, King led the league in gross yards per punt, with 48.9.
In 2014, King led the league in punting yards and total punts, with 4,930 on 109 punts. These numbers also set single-season Oakland Raiders franchise records.