The Las Vegas Raiders will be short-handed when they host the Cleveland Browns at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, with superstar wide receiver Davante Adams and defensive end Maxx Crosby both ruled out for Week 4.
Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce told reporters on Friday that Davante Adams (hamstring) and Maxx Crosby (ankle) will miss the contest against the 1-2 Browns.
The 31-year-old Adams was a late addition to the injury report on Thursday. Though a player with Adams’ work ethic obviously wouldn’t fake or milk an injury to miss a game, some NFL fans find the timing of it a little too convenient.
More specifically, some NFL fans believe that Davante Adams is actually being rested for the game because a blockbuster trade is brewing:
