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Marquette King Says Raiders, Jon Gruden Cut Him Without Meeting: 'Think It Was Hate'

Former NFL punter Marquette King, who suited up for the then-Oakland Raiders from 2012 to 2017, says the team released him in 2018 before he even met newly hired head coach Jon Gruden.

King didn't mince words on the podcast Silver & Black Today (h/t Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk) and said he believed "hate" led to his release.

Silver & Black Today

EXCLUSIVE: Former <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raiders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Raiders</a> punter <a href="https://twitter.com/MarquetteKing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarquetteKing</a> joined <a href="https://twitter.com/LVGully?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LVGully</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/MoeMoton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MoeMoton</a> w/story on how he was cut from the Silver &amp; Black &amp; asks why he can't get another chance in the <a href="https://twitter.