Former Raiders All-Pro punter Marquette King is making a comeback.
On Tuesday, King announced that he was joining the XFL for the league’s restart this upcoming season.
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King had previously played in the XFL in 2020 for St. Louis Battlehawks and led the league in punting yards that year.
Earlier this year, King blasted former Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, who he said negatively impacted his career when he cut him back in 2018.
Via NY Post
Raiders felt like home. That was home. Staying in the bay was home. Wearing those colors, I couldn’t see myself wearing any other colors,” King said.
“I honestly should’ve took a year off. I was just so scarred from that, man. Feeling like somebody just has a motive behind just letting you go. I honestly don’t understand. I think it was hate. That’s what I feel like. That’s the only way you can be like that towards somebody if you never met them. I don’t know, some people just got hate in their heart.”