It’s not often you see an NFL punter getting a stiff fine from the league office, but that’s exactly what happened to Marquette King of the Oakland Raiders.
The talented punter was dinged $18,231 for a horse collar tackle during Week 2, when he took down Atlanta Falcons return man Eric Weems from behind.
Punters are hitters, too. #Raiders P Marquette King fined $18,231 for unnecessary roughness (horse collar tackle)
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 23, 2016
Here’s the play in question.
Raiders punter Marquette King said he horse-collard Falcons player “cause he was messin wit the teams net yards.” https://t.co/aXGWpvkabY pic.twitter.com/R8NqkNqpjs
— Jordan Heck (@JordanHeckFF) September 20, 2016
Of course, King knew it was coming.
He even joked about setting up a GoFundMe account to pay for his illegal tackle.
https://twitter.com/MarquetteKing/status/777695407828631552
Thankfully, King can afford such a stiff fine now that he’s gotten a nice bump in pay. He signed a five-year deal worth up to $16.5 million this offseason with the Raiders.