Raiders suspend Kirk Cousins and Maxx Crosby from team drills after practice fight
- Kirk Cousins and Maxx Crosby were suspended from team drills after a fight during practice.
- The altercation occurred when Cousins was upset that Crosby tipped a pass, leading to an incompletion.
- Coach Klint Kubiak stated that the team has clear expectations for practice conduct.
- Rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza took over the starting offense in their absence.
- The Raiders will return to practice on Monday after a day off.
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins and defensive end Maxx Crosby were suspended from team drills at practice Saturday following their fight the day before, giving rookie QB Fernando Mendoza his first opportunity in training camp to run the starting offense.
“We have very clear expectations about how we want to practice, how you go about our business,” coach Klint Kubiak said. “We violated that yesterday, so we held those guys out. That’s all I’m going to say about it. We addressed it with the team and we’re moving on.”
Cousins and Crosby had to be separated by teammates after the fight. The 37-year-old quarterback appeared upset that Crosby tipped his pass, forcing an incompletion, and then charged the 6-foot-5, 256-pound defensive end, who is three inches taller and 42 pounds heavier.
The Raiders are off Sunday before returning Monday morning, so their starting quarterback and star pass rusher will compete against each other again, though, Kubiak hopes, without any punches.
突袭者暂停柯克·卡辛斯和马克斯·克罗斯比的训练，因练习中打斗
内华达州亨德森（美联社）——拉斯维加斯突袭者的四分卫柯克·卡辛斯和防守端锋马克斯·克罗斯比因前一天的打斗被暂停参加周六的团队训练，这让菜鸟四分卫费尔南多·门多萨首次有机会在训练营中运行首发进攻。
“我们对如何训练、如何开展工作有非常明确的期望，”教练克林特·库比亚克表示。“我们昨天违反了这些规定，因此我们将他们排除在外。这就是我能说的全部。我们已经与球队进行了沟通，并将继续前进。”
卡辛斯和克罗斯比在打斗后被队友分开。这位37岁的四分卫显得不满，因为克罗斯比阻挡了他的传球，导致传球失误，随后他冲向身高6英尺5寸、体重256磅的防守端锋，后者比他高出三英寸，重出42磅。
突袭者将在周日休息，周一早上恢复训练，因此他们的首发四分卫和明星冲传手将再次对抗，尽管库比亚克希望这次没有任何冲突。