Marquette King Biography

Marquette King was born October 26, 1988 and is an American football punter for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Fort Valley State. King is the only current African American punter in the NFL and has been since the beginning of his career.

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. The regular season job was left to King after the Raiders cut Kluwe at the conclusion of the preseason.

On February 29, 2016, King signed a five-year, $16.5 contract extension with the Raiders.

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