Raiders punter has a new hobby - punt and shoot

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Marquette King has a new hobby
Posted by Mike Florio on April 2, 2017

At a time when the NFL supposedly is considering whether to redraw the line between permissible celebrations and penalties, here’s something the league will never let happen in one of its stadiums.

Raiders punter Marquette King has posted a video of himself punting a football — and then trying to shoot it. With a shotgun.

As noted by Mark Hinog of SBNation.com, King likely missed, given the manner in which the ball bounces after it hits the ground.

Anyone who has tried to shoot clay pigeons knows how hard it is to hit a small moving target. But a football is a lot bigger than the orange disks people like me have tried (and failed) to hit on a consistent basis.

Which means not that King should have hit it on the first try, but that he should have kept trying, because it would have been neat to see what happens when a football gets instantly deflated to much less than 12.5 PSI.

 

[Selassie I]

Hekker would have hit it all 3 times.

Raid-duh... no wonder.

 

[KNUCKLEHEAD]

Which means not that King should have hit it on the first try, but that he should have kept trying, because it would have been neat to see what happens when a football gets instantly deflated to much less than 12.5 PSI.

I thought the Patriots had already settled this quandary?

 

[OldSchool]

Good thing the Raiders are leaving California. Guns are frowned on in most of that state

 

[bnw]

What punters will do to get distance on punts.

 

[RamsFlash80]

Your turn Johnny Hekker

 

[LesBaker]

King is awesome.

If we didn't have Hekker I would want him on the roster.

He's fantastic!

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Clay pigeons are way cheaper than football's.

 

[Merlin]

Punters with unique celebrations is a sign armageddon is nigh. Or maybe our oversensitized society convincing punters they are people too. Either way, it's bad!

Oh and apologies to Hekk. But he's not just a punter, he's also a media correspondent so he's ok.