Davante Adams pulled up lame within the closing minutes of the Las Vegas Raiders’ apply Thursday, grabbing his hamstring with an harm that was anticipated to sideline the star broad receiver on a week-to-week foundation, league sources advised 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 advised ESPN this weekend, broad receivers and hamstring accidents aren’t a superb mixture. Eagles broad receiver A.J. Brown injured his hamstring the Friday earlier than Philadelphia’s Week 2 recreation in opposition to Atlanta and can sit out his third consecutive recreation Sunday.
The Raiders already had been within the midst of a tumultuous week during which they mulled however finally opted in opposition to 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.
Crosby was coping with a excessive ankle sprain he suffered close to the top of the Raiders’ Week 2 win at Baltimore, and he tried to play via the harm throughout final Sunday’s loss to the Carolina Panthers.
Pierce advised 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 effectively.”
These feedback led to hypothesis the Raiders would think about buying and selling Adams, however that isn’t presently an possibility — nor was it final summer time.
The Raiders rejected a number of groups that approached them over the summer time, inquiring whether or not Adams could be out there in a commerce, in response to league sources. The Raiders thought-about an Adams commerce a nonstarter and turned away at the very 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 could possibly be known as on any time, in response to league sources.
Sources across the workforce stated they believed Minshew would maintain onto the job so long as he performed effectively and the workforce received.
With Adams sidelined, Minshew must lean on different move catchers resembling 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 had been taking part in within the preseason final summer time, Adams was away from the workforce to be along with his pregnant spouse, who gave delivery 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 as we speak, tomorrow to prepare for the sport.”
Adams has 18 catches for 209 yards and a landing via three video games. He final sat out a recreation in 2021, with the Inexperienced Bay Packers. Bowers, the Raiders’ first-round draft choose 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.