Maxx Crosby (Photos via CBS and FOX5 Vegas)
Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby had a strange post-game explanation over the shoving incident with assistant coach Mike Caldwell during Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Maxx Crosby and the Raiders suffered a second consecutive frustrating defeat in Week 6, falling 32-13 at home to the visiting Steelers. Las Vegas (2-4) has now lost three of their last four, with each defeat coming by double-digit points.
Cameras caught a frustrated-looking Crosby shove Caldwell, the Raiders’ coach and run game coordinator, on the sideline during the blowout loss:
Maxx Crosby pushing a coach in a crucial catch shirt. The RAIDERS are back!!!! pic.twitter.com/k3IY1wbhiJ
— ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) October 13, 2024
Speaking to reporters after the game, Maxx Crosby stated that it was simply a “love push” for Caldwell and that their relationship is “great”, per ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez:
‘I have my phone blowing up as I’m in the cold tub, trying to get ready for next week already, and people, you know how they do it — they just spin narratives. Mike Caldwell’s a great dude. We have a great relationship and we do that all the time. It’s like people look at it, ‘Oh, they’re losing and then Maxx pushes him.
“That’s how we play football — we’re grown men, we’re alpha males, we don’t greet each other the same. So he was hyping me up and I hyped him up. We’re down, but it just showed we’re not quitting.”