“Done Fighting”: Dejected Marquette King says DISCRIMINATION destroyed his NFL punting career
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Without a doubt, the NFL is one of the biggest sporting leagues on the planet. Innumerable youngsters across the world give their everything to get one shot at featuring in the league and the sport has indeed changed lives of many such aspirers.
However, from time to time, the league has also been involved in a number of controversies. The Brian Flores lawsuit raised a few eyebrows a while ago. It sparked the conversation about racism in the NFL and now, former Raiders punter Marquette King has made a few shocking claims that will ruffle a few feathers.
“The league has repeatedly ignored by Resume”: Marquette King
During his early days, King wanted to be a wide receiver. However, as time progressed, he transformed himself into a top class punter and was eventually roped in by the Raiders in 2012. After spending more than half a decade with the Raiders, in 2018, he went to the Broncos.
However, his stint at Denver didn’t last long. King delivered several notable performances at the biggest stage but now he has no takers. Recently, he took to Twitter to let everyone know that discrimination is the reason why he hasn’t got ample opportunities despite have a really strong Resume.
“I haven’t officially retired,” King wrote on Twitter. “I’m just not fighting to get in a league that ignores the resume I’ve created that’s better than half of the punters in the NFL.” Post that, King again took to Twitter and wrote that he is “done fighting.” Marquette also listed his achievements in the same Tweet.
“5th African American punter in NFL history since 1920, All pro, Top 10 all time punting average, Cheers to that I’ll take it,” he captioned the Tweet while sharing a couple of pictures of him pouring a drink into a glass. Only the 5th black punter since 1920, King had a breakthrough season in 2013 where he led the league in yards per punt.
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