Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters surprised everyone at the end of Kansas City’s 20-17 win over the Carolina Panthers when he punted the ball into the stands, earning a delay of game penalty. After the game, Peters said he’s auditioning to be the Chiefs’ backup punter.
Marcus Peters wants to be Chiefs’ 2nd-string punter, so he booted a football toward the crowd
This all makes sense now.
Jeanna Kelley has been covering the Falcons for The Falcoholic since 2011 and the NFL for SB Nation since 2015.
Peters was asked if he just got caught up in the emotion of the moment, and his answer was a definitive no.
“Hell, no,” Peters said after the game via Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star. “I wanted to do that. I did that last week. I’m auditioning for second-string punter.”
The Chiefs were penalized for delay of game, but at least Peters had a good reason.
If Peters had been swept up in the moment, it would have been understandable. He had just ripped the ball from Kelvin Benjamin’s hands, halting a potential game-winning drive by the Panthers and allowing the Chiefs to hold on for a 20-17 victory.
Instead, Peters is simply auditioning to be Kansas City’s backup punter. He may want to work on his technique a bit because his punt didn’t even make it into the stands.
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