Raiders defensive end Max Crosby’s status has been hot topics Because he was told he would be suspended for the final two games of the season and reacted poorly. He spoke out for himself Monday night on SiriusXM let’s go! podcast.
Regardless, Crosby’s desire to continue playing is clear.
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“For me, my love for the sport started from the day I can remember. ” Crosby told Jim Gray. “My whole life has been football and sports. This has been my obsession since I was a kid. Yeah, I’ve always been – I mean, I’m a hardcore addict. I have had a compulsive mindset and addictive personality throughout my life.
“But when it comes to football, there are some things that I really believe in and I feel like there are some core principles that you have to abide by and the game needs to be a certain way. When you get on the pitch, you have a certain approach. From my perspective, you see The way you treat it is to win. You play for your teammates and you put everything you have into the game, no matter what it is, there are going to be ups and downs. “You’re going to get beat up and bruised and that’s part of the game and the nature of the beast. “
Crosby said he knows he won’t play forever.
“I never want to look back and say I wish I would have done this or I should have done this,” Crosby said. “I gave it my all, I gave it my all from day one, and everyone who’s with me every day knows my approach to this game. They might say I might be nervous. Sometimes I might be. But at the end of the day, they know my intentions. When you have real concerns Department, you lead with actions, not words, and when you go out and show everyone, this is how we do things, this is how you work, and you prove it every day, more than anyone else. “Yeah, I love this sport, this is what I’ve been doing my whole life. “
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Crosby, 28, has been a Raider throughout his NFL career. His comments about playing the game a certain way may or may not be a comment on the team’s decision to prevent him from playing the game the way he believes the game should be played. But he was not asked about it.
Not mentioned in the latest episode let’s go! The question is whether Crosby wants to leave the Raiders. That’s the question of the moment, and it’s definitely a question that anyone who ever grilled Pete Rose should be asking Crosby.
After all, that’s the only thing anyone wants to know right now about Crosby’s strong objection to the team’s decision to shut him down due to a knee injury that has kept him out for most of the season. Has the team damaged the relationship? Will Crosby demand to be traded?
If athletes want to reach fans directly, they need to embrace the obvious. The obvious talking point for Crosby is whether the team’s decision not to play him when he really wanted to play made him feel differently about the team.
