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Marquette King Loves the CFL and Its Crazy Open-Field Kicks

Published: Aug 24, 2017 at 08:00 PM

The Canadian Football League has been around since 1958, but the league and its nuances remain a mystery to many NFL fans. The latest example can be seen in this clip:

The CFL is weird, man... pic.twitter.com/z72ijSebIP
— Stadium (@Stadium) August 25, 2017

I -- along with the vast majority of NFL fans -- have no clue what's going on here. However, it looks like a punter's paradise to the Raiders' Marquette King.

This is greatness! @PatMcAfeeShow https://t.co/ArwWiteitX
— Marquette King (@MarquetteKing) August 25, 2017

According to Wikipedia (a.k.a. the most trustworthy fact checker on the internet), the video above shows a series of "open-field" kicks -- a legal CFL play where players can kick the ball from anywhere on the field.

Props to Hall of Famers Doug Flutie and Warren Moon for excelling in two leagues and--quite literally--two different games.

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