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Davante Adams pulled up lame within the closing minutes of the Las Vegas Raiders‘ apply Thursday, grabbing his hamstring with an damage that was anticipated to sideline the star extensive receiver on a week-to-week foundation, league sources informed ESPN.
The Raiders did not attempt to faux Adams may play Sunday in opposition to 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, extensive receivers and hamstring accidents usually are not mixture. Eagles extensive receiver A.J. Brown injured his hamstring the Friday earlier than Philadelphia’s Week 2 sport in opposition to Atlanta and can sit out his third consecutive sport Sunday.
The Raiders already have been within the midst of a tumultuous week through which they mulled however finally opted in opposition to a beginning quarterback change. Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said he was going to be making some “business decisions” earlier than dropping Adams and Professional Bowl defensive finish Maxx Crosby to accidents.
Crosby was coping with a excessive 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 residence that he thought “there have been undoubtedly some people that made enterprise selections, and we’ll make enterprise selections going ahead as nicely.”
These feedback led to hypothesis the Raiders would take into account buying and selling Adams, however that isn’t at the moment an possibility — nor was it final summer time.
The Raiders rejected a number of groups that approached them over the summer time, inquiring whether Adams would be available in a trade, in response to league sources. The Raiders thought of an Adams commerce a nonstarter and turned away at the least two groups earlier than a suggestion 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 in opposition to the Browns, however O’Connell may very well be referred to as on any time, in response to league sources.
Sources across the workforce mentioned they believed Minshew would maintain onto the job so long as he performed nicely and the workforce gained.
With Adams sidelined, Minshew must lean on different move catchers reminiscent of Jakobi Meyers and rookie tight finish Brock Bowers in opposition to Cleveland.
The Raiders are used to adjusting to life with out Adams. Once they have been enjoying within the preseason final summer time, Adams was away from the workforce to be along with his pregnant spouse, who gave start to the couple’s first son.
“Collectively, no person must be Davante Adams,” Pierce mentioned Friday. “I do not want one other Davante. There’s just one, proper? I simply want the most effective 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 at this time, 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 Green 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.
