The Raiders won’t have their two best players on the field when they play the Browns on Sunday.
Defensive end Maxx Crosby and receiver Davante Adams were two of several players ruled out for Week 4 by coach Antonio Pierce in his news conference on Friday.
Crosby suffers from a high ankle sprain and did not practice Wednesday and Thursday. This will be the first game Crosby has missed in his professional career, as he has appeared in 86 straight games since the Raiders selected him in the fourth round of the 2019 draft.
He has 3.0 sacks with five tackles for loss and five QB hits so far this season.
Adams suffered a hamstring injury during Thursday’s practice.
“No, I don’t know [a timeline]“I know he’s going to be out this week,” Pierce said. “But he’s kind of like Max. You have to give these guys week after week — really day after day. You never know how they’ll respond. They’ve been doing this for a long time in their careers. But I just know he’ll be out this week.”
Adams leads the Raiders with 18 catches and 209 receiving yards so far this season.
Additionally, Pierce ruled out offensive tackle Thayer Munford (knee/ankle), linebacker Devine Diablo (oblique), cornerback Decamerion Richardson (hamstring), and tight end Michael Mayer (personal).
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