Maxx Crosby blasts ‘clowns’ for claiming he is sad with Raiders

Maxx Crosby needed to verify one factor was crystal clear after Sunday’s Raiders sport: Las Vegas is the place he desires to be. 

The defensive finish shot down any notion that he was sad in Sin Metropolis and reaffirmed that he was dedicated to taking part in for the Raiders, even mentioning his Raiders tattoo as proof.

Crosby appeared to particularly be calling out ESPN analyst and former NFL executive Michael Lombardi, who talked about on a current look on the “Pat McAfee Present” that he didn’t see Crosby on the sideline for a current sport. 

“I obtained to listen to these clowns speaking on-line and speaking on the ‘Pat McAfee Present’ saying one thing’s happening, and so they’re talking for me,” Crosby instructed reporters following their 34-18 loss to the Broncos on Sunday, when he collected two of their three sacks. “Saying I must be on the sideline when I’ve a excessive ankle sprain. These clowns are sitting on a sofa speaking about what I must be doing. The truth is I’m gaining yardage and attempting to get proper so I can get again on the sphere. Everyone is aware of my intentions, they attempt to communicate for me. 

“S–t, in the event you communicate to me and you recognize what’s happening, then we are able to have a dialog. However don’t communicate on my identify while you don’t know what the hell is occurring. These guys know I’d take a bullet for them.” 

“I gotta hear from these clowns on the Pat McAfee present. I’ll take a bullet for them, everybody on this locker room. You suppose I wanna be wherever else? I obtained this tatted on my physique.”

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Loads of focus has been on the Raiders this week because the wins haven’t come as typically as they anticipated, and the crew has rumors swirling round Davante Adams, who reportedly requested for a commerce from the crew.

However for Crosby, any of the noise about him, he appeared to say, wasn’t correct. 

“You bought clowns which might be on-line and speaking on … they obtained their in the future of the week the place they get to go on the ‘Pat McAfee Present’ and discuss. And speaking about what we must always do and he hasn’t even been a GM, you had been a GM for one yr. It’s embarrassing,” he continued. 

“Don’t communicate for me. I’m going to talk for my guys and that’s all I care about. I get bothered by that. … Don’t discuss me while you don’t know whats happening and also you’re talking for me. You recognize the place I wish to be. You suppose I wish to be wherever else? No. I obtained this s–t tatted on my physique. I don’t wish to go wherever. On the finish of the day, it’s simply humorous. You’ve obtained lots of people which have loads to say after they actually don’t know what’s happening.”

The Raiders are at the moment 2-3 after the primary 5 weeks of the season and sit in final place within the AFC West.