The Buffalo Bills are reportedly not interested in free agent punter Marquette King.
Pro Football Talk's Charean Williams broke the news on April 8.
A report earlier Monday indicated the Bills and (Miami) Dolphins have interest in free agent punter Marquette King. But a source said the Bills have no interest in King.
The Bills have two punters on their roster: Corey Bojorquez punted for them in eight games last season and Cory Carter has never punted in a regular season game.
Bojorquez had a 45.1 average with 39.4 net. He had one punt blocked.
Thus, King will have to look elsewhere to find a job. The (Denver) Broncos cut him after four games last season, and he spent the rest of the year rehabbing from an abductor injury.
King averaged 44.1 yards on 20 punts last season.
Williams' report refutes a tweet from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, which claims the Dolpins and Bills are both interested in King's services.
Several teams, including the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills, have expressed interest in signing veteran free agent punter Marquette King, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 8, 2019
The Bills not showing interest in King is an interesting matter. Both Bojorquez and Carter are coming off injuries last season. The Bills placed the former on injured reserve after he sustained a shoulder injury in October 2018. As for Carter, he tore his ACL during preseason play last year.
It seems Buffalo wants to go with younger special teams players. In spite of King's stellar track record, he's still in limbo.
NFL experts considered King one of the league's best punters during his heyday with the Oakland Raiders from 2012 to 2017. He has a career average of 46.7 yards per punt.
Here's hoping he can find a new team sooner than later.
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