In the immediate aftermath of the Raiders’ one-point loss to the Chiefs, Davante Adams shoved a photographer to the ground (video link). Adams walked into the tunnel toward the locker room at Arrowhead Stadium soon after.
While the ninth-year wide receiver issued an unprompted apology to the man he shoved soon after, NFL discipline could come his way. A fine and potentially a suspension is on the table for the Raiders wide receiver, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com reports (on Twitter). The NFL is reviewing the situation.
Adams, 29, has never been suspended during his NFL career. Given the video evidence available, it should not be long before the Raiders learn if their top pass catcher will face a suspension. The Raiders have a Week 6 bye, and Jeff Darlington of ESPN.com notes no timetable exists for Adams punishment (Twitter link).
The photographer has since filed a police report, alleging assault. The man claimed, via TMZ, he needed to be hospitalized after the fall. Adams shoved the photographer after the man had walked in front of him on the way to the locker room. This came minutes after the Raiders failed to convert a fourth-and-1, a play that featured Adams and Hunter Renfrow colliding. The collision finished off the Chiefs’ comeback win.
It seems a notable fine, at the very least, will come Adams’ way. But the Raiders may need to brace for a short suspension as well. Given Las Vegas’ 1-4 start, any Adams absence would be a seminal development regarding hopes the team has of crawling out of this hole and into playoff contention.
The former Packers All-Pro is in the first season of a five-year, $140MM contract. The Raiders have already played without Renfrow this season and went through most of Monday night’s game without Darren Waller, who sustained a hamstring injury. Losing Adams would obviously be a considerable issue for a team battling uphill after a tough start.
If he was a QB there wouldn’t have been a flag
Wasn’t even a offensive foul in the NBA.
The NFL is not the NBA!
Can’t blame him for getting himself a one game break from this team.
What a joke, hospitalized, the dude walked in front of him and crumbled like a cookie
Exactly, if anything Adams should file a report on the photographer guy for getting in his way.
Man, you’re a tough guy. I bet you both bench press a ton and probably have chicks galore.
They do, just like my hero Asstick!
I bench press a ton and still think he should be suspended multiple games. Being emotional does not justify it. Completely ridiculous and uncalled for. Guy was trying to do his job.
Exactly!
Adams stopped fully and then pushed the guy. A decision was made and he now needs to answer for that decision.
I guess if someone walks in front of me going into Wal-Mart I can push them down? Ohh that’s right I am not a pro athlete so it is acceptable to those who spend their lives in fantasy land worshipping these knucklehead athletes. Ohh he is an athlete it is ok. Same guys beat on their women before locking up the single wide in foreclosure.
Only if it’s Black Friday or the electricity in town is off, can you push someone at Walmart
How soft is that guy? I mean for Pete’s sake you’re covering football. I’m so sick of this soft attitude out there or people trying to sue each other and get rich for nothing at all. Work hard and put your nose to the grind stone and pick yourself up and move on with your life.
The guy barely went down. He went to the ground like a basketball player producing a foul. Im with ya. Sick of these sue happy peeps.
Bro, I don’t know you, but I think almost guarantee he could crumble you just the same. Then again, you could be like Stone Cold Steve Austin and beat him up and slam back some beers.
Bro, I don’t know you either!
You’ve replied to two of my comments, I bet you really want to get to know me, huh? Xoxo, Gossip Girl
Or maybe the guy making millions of dollars and realizing there are millions of people watching could actually exercise some self-control and not act like a child. But self-discipline takes maturity and inner strength. Perhaps it’s not the camera man who is the weakest one in this encounter.
Incredible that I had to go this far to find a comment that didn’t defend Adams. Although I should not probably not be surprised considering how dumb some of the takes around here are.
Ya for the camera guy
Well just because he walked in front of him still doesn’t give Adams the right to put his hands on him. Guy was trying to his job. If Adams loses money over it he has no one to blame but himself. I’m sorry don’t feel sorry for these young guys. No one is forcing him to play football.
The deer ran in front of the car.
Did Lebron take a photography side gig, looked like one of his flops.
The NFL is not the NBA!
Well the guy who went down is neither in NBA or NFL.
Well, if Goodell decides this qualifies as an “unintended outcome” someone on the stadium security staff is going to get fired for not properly policing the area.
Y’all think the photographer in Kansas City was soft? He is going to press charges and Missouri prosecutors tend to be hard on crime when committed by athletes.
So can you show stats proving your statement? And if a person is prosecuted more harshly for being a athlete well then that would be grounds for appeal.
Oh and I know the nfl is not the nba. You have said that enough already.
Self Defense
if it were a QB, the photographer would have got a flag for roughing the passer. . . . seriously though, Adams didn’t look remorseful when he did it and his apology appeared forced to me. If fans get banned from stadiums/arena for losing their tempers towards Athletes, the jocks need to control their tempers. 1 game suspension seems fair.
doug Willie Gay got suspended 4 games for throwing a vacuum cleaner. Adams deserves the same
Childish move. All Adams needed to do was help the guy up and all this would’ve been forgotten.
Exactly, guy was just doing his job, Adams may have just shoved out of instinct not realizing it was a camera guy and not a fan. But the fact that he just walks past and ignores the dude he just shoved to the ground is why this is an issue.
People out here actually defending adams are crazy. Although the hospitalization is obviously for money, (you’d probably do the same thing) he absolutely did get assaulted.
Heard about it on the radio before I just watched the clip. The clip confirms Adams was a bulky and this was totally not necessary and mean. But it also looks like a soft push and a flop by the cameraman.
Hate to say this because he’s on one of my fantasy teams in a money league, but of course he deserves a game suspension. Probably more if it wasn’t such a soft push. But coming out with an immediate and seemingly sincere apology, I won’t use this against his character. He got his money and he’s so frustrated because he really really wants to win. I can respect his intensity. Also the fact that he made no excuses and owned up publicly right away, is exactly how you handle a bad mistake.
Give him a game suspension.
He’s going to have to pay the cameraman a settlement.
We know Adams really takes loses to heart, which is good.
Let’s move on now.
What about the video of the player throwing a bottle back at the fans in the stands? That’s just gonna be ignored?
One of the reasons I was a fan of Sam Wyche…link to youtube.com
devante was just mad dude didn’t have his taco bell ready.
What an embarrassment to the NFL and all the fans alike. I hope he gets suspended and fined multiple times! What a brainless idiot !
He didn’t embarrass me, and I don’t see why he would get fined “multiple times” like you hope for.
Vlade Divac would be proud
How are there so many people here trying to defend Adams and call this man weak?
Here are some facts. The man got in the way. Adams was able to stop and avoid a collision. Adams pushed him anyways. The man fell as a result of that.
This isn’t hard math to do here. Players have hurt themselves on the area around the field, Reggie Bush comes to mind.
No one defended Dennis Rodman for kicking a camera guy in the stones after getting tangled with him. Why would anyone justify a 6 foot 1 200 plus pound pro athelete forcibly shoving a guy whi accidentally got in his way AFTER he made a full stop to avoid a collision?
Adams is obviously a jerk. He should be suspended multiple games.