It was a little more than three weeks ago when Marquette King made an appearance on the NFL Network. The Raiders punter was wearing a king’s crown and robe, holding a scepter, and was asked about new coach Jon Gruden.



“Gruden, Gruden, Gruden … ,” King said, wondering. “That’s the guy from Monday Night Football!”



The joke fell flat, and won’t be told again, as Gruden and the Raiders cut King on Friday. It’s a surprising move in that King had become one of the best punters in the NFL and was two seasons into a five-year $16.5 million contract.



But people in the building and King’s teammates were not too surprised at his being released. The flamboyant social media star was perceived as hard to handle and teammates looked at him differently after a 2017 Pro Bowl tweet that showed him having his chain playfully tugged by then-Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib.



Talib had snatched off receiver Michael...