Davante Adams pulled up lame within the closing minutes of the Las Vegas Raiders’ observe Thursday, grabbing his hamstring with an damage that was anticipated to sideline the star huge receiver on a week-to-week foundation, league sources informed ESPN.
The Raiders did not attempt to fake Adams may play Sunday towards the Cleveland Browns, ruling him out Friday in an indication this might flip right into a multiweek absence.
As one supply informed ESPN this weekend, huge receivers and hamstring accidents aren’t a great mixture. Eagles huge receiver A.J. Brown injured his hamstring the Friday earlier than Philadelphia’s Week 2 sport towards Atlanta and can sit out his third consecutive sport Sunday.
The Raiders already have been within the midst of a tumultuous week wherein they mulled however finally opted towards a beginning quarterback change. Raiders coach Antonio Pierce stated he was going to be making some “enterprise selections” earlier than dropping Adams and Professional Bowl defensive finish Maxx Crosby to accidents.
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Crosby was coping with a excessive left ankle sprain he suffered close to the tip of the Raiders’ Week 2 win at Baltimore, and he tried to play by means of the damage throughout final Sunday’s loss to the Carolina Panthers.
Pierce informed reporters after an embarrassing 36-22 loss at dwelling that he thought “there have been undoubtedly some people that made enterprise selections, and we’ll make enterprise selections going ahead as properly.”
These feedback led to hypothesis the Raiders would think about buying and selling Adams, however that isn’t at present an possibility — nor was it final summer season.
The Raiders rejected a number of groups that approached them over the summer season, inquiring whether or not Adams can be obtainable in a commerce, in response to league sources. The Raiders thought-about an Adams commerce a nonstarter and turned away not less than two groups earlier than a proposal may even be made, in response to sources.
As for the quarterback place, the Raiders opted to stay with veteran incumbent Gardner Minshew over Aidan O’Connell. However the quarterback competitors has been so shut all through coaching camp and even this season, that Minshew will get the beginning towards the Browns, however O’Connell might be referred to as on any time, in response to league sources.
Sources across the workforce stated they believed Minshew would maintain on to the job so long as he performed properly and the workforce received.
With Adams sidelined, Minshew must lean on different go catchers resembling Jakobi Meyers and rookie tight finish Brock Bowers towards Cleveland.
The Raiders are used to adjusting to life with out Adams. Once they have been taking part in within the preseason final summer season, Adams was away from the workforce to be together with his pregnant spouse, who gave beginning to the couple’s first son.
“Collectively, no person must be Davante Adams,” Pierce stated Friday. “I do not want one other Davante. There’s just one, proper? I simply want the very best model of Jakobi Meyers.
“We’ll see what occurs come Sunday, however we actually really feel [positive] giving these guys the final 12 hours and now right this moment, tomorrow to prepare for the sport.”
Adams has 18 catches for 209 yards and a landing by means of three video games. He final sat out a sport in 2021, with the Inexperienced Bay Packers. Bowers, the Raiders’ first-round draft decide at No. 13 total, leads all NFL tight ends with 18 catches for 197 yards and a landing and figures to be much more concerned.
ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez contributed to this report.
