21 September 2023 , 21:00
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Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams has expressed his frustration over the play that forced him out of last weekend’s NFL game.
The Raiders receiver had to leave the field during the Week Two game against the Buffalo Bills in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter. Adams went off the field to be checked for a concussion after taking a hit to the head by the helmet from Bills safety Taylor Rapp.
Adams was traded to the Raiders in March 2022 from the Green Bay Packers and has entered his second season in Las Vegas. Rapp was the No.61 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and spent four years in California before he made the switch to Buffalo at the end of the 2022 season.
With 3:09 remaining in the fourth quarter, Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo aimed a pass to Adams that was nearly intercepted by one of three Bills defenders. Rapp was one of them, before his helmet collided with that of Adams which left the Raiders receiver laying on the floor.
Adams was assessed for a concussion and did not return to the game against the Bills. The Raiders lost 38-10 against their AFC rivals, and will now prepare to face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night in Week Three of the regular season.
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Despite being evaluated, Adams took full part in practice on Wednesday meaning he has not entered the concussion protocol, and then spoke to reporters. One of the questions was about the hit from Rapp that forced him off the field, and Adams could not hide his disapproval with the attempted tackle.
"Was it unnecessary? Completely, obviously," Adams told reporters in a press conference on Wednesday. "But certain players play a certain way too.
“Some people, out of control, they fly around, they don't really have much true purpose out there. I mean, playing a half field on one side, you run over and hit somebody in the head on the other side of the field.
"That's the kind of stuff that contributes to you not being on the field. That's why you're in when you're blowing us out by 25 at the end of the game.
“Maybe if that man (Rapp) learns how to play the game the right way, he'll see the field. Until then, he'll have to go and live off of plays like that, I guess."