Sources - Raiders' Davante Adams considered week to week - ESPN

Davante Adams pulled up lame in the closing minutes of the Las Vegas Raiders' practice Thursday, grabbing his hamstring with an injury that was expected to sideline the star wide receiver on a week-to-week basis, league sources told ESPN.

The Raiders didn't try to pretend Adams could play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, ruling him out Friday in a sign this could turn into a multiweek absence.

As one source told ESPN this weekend, wide receivers and hamstring injuries are not a good combination. Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown injured his hamstring the Friday before Philadelphia's Week 2 game against Atlanta and will sit out his third consecutive game Sunday.

The Raiders already were in the midst of a tumultuous week in which they mulled but ultimately opted against a starting quarterback change. Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said he was going to be making some «business decisions» before losing Adams and Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby to injuries.

Crosby was dealing with a high ankle sprain he suffered near the end of the Raiders' Week 2 win at Baltimore, and he tried to play through the injury during last Sunday's loss to the Carolina Panthers.

Pierce told reporters after an embarrassing 36-22 loss at home that he thought «there were definitely some individuals that made business decisions, and we'll make business decisions going forward as well.»

Those comments led to speculation the Raiders would consider trading Adams, but that is not currently an option — nor was it last summer.

The Raiders rejected multiple teams that approached them over the summer, inquiring whether Adams would be available in a trade, according to league sources. The Raiders considered an Adams trade a nonstarter and turned away at least