During the offseason Raiders head coach Jon Gruden shocked the NFL world when he decided to cut Pro Bowl punter Marquette King out of the blue.
Apparently Gruden wasn’t a fan of King’s on-the-field antics.
There were whispers of King’s personality not clicking with Gruden’s. I should have listened better. Coach didn’t want to spend a lot of money on punter who gets personal fouls. #Raiders
— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) March 30, 2018
King, who eventually signed with the Broncos, acted coy when he was asked about Gruden this week before Denver’s game against the Raiders.
Via Denver 9 News
“Who’s that?’’ King said. “I don’t know who you’re talking about.’’
Is King looking forward to the game against his former Raiders?
“I’m looking forward to every game,’’ he said.
King is a pleasant, soft-spoken, even shy type.
You’re not going to give me anything, are you Marquette?
He smiled and shook his head, no.
Am I wasting my time?
King again smiled and shook his head, this time, yes. Fair enough.
After the Broncos beat the Raiders in a nail-biter of a game, King tweeted a video of a Chucky doll stuffed with dollar bills which is clearly a shot at Raiders coach Jon Gruden.
https://twitter.com/MarquetteKing/status/1041488083772817408
Raiders fans weren’t feeling King’s video.
https://twitter.com/PerezAlex213/status/1041493112630046720
Oh, now you know who Jon Gruden is?
— Luis Campos II (@luis_campos2) September 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/Jorres_Toseph07/status/1041493189230653441
https://twitter.com/MLakers24/status/1041489159360196608