HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders will be without two of their best players Sunday against the Cleveland Browns as three-time first-team All-Pro receiver Davante Adams and three-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby will be inactive due to injury, Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said Friday.
Pierce had no timelines for their returns. Adams suffered a hamstring injury in practice Thursday, and Crosby has been dealing with a left high ankle sprain suffered on the second-to-last play of the Raiders' Week 2 win at the Baltimore Ravens.
The Raiders will also be without three other starters: linebacker Divine Deablo (oblique), right tackle Thayer Munford Jr. (knee/ankle) and tight end Michael Mayer (personal reason).
Pierce said other players such as tight ends Harrison Bryant and Brock Bowers and receiver Jakobi Meyers will have to take advantage of the opportunities presented. «But collectively, nobody needs to be Davante Adams,» Pierce said. «I don't need another Davante.