OAKLAND Cheap Luke Falk Jersey , Calif. (AP) Michael Crabtree apparently came into the game looking for a fight.
Still upset after Denver cornerback Aqib Talib ripped a chain off his neck last season, Crabtree didn’t take long to seek revenge in his first game against the Broncos this season, leading to a full-blown brawl and three ejections on Sunday during Oakland’s 21-14 win over the Broncos.
”I guess his initiative was to come out there and fight today,” said Denver cornerback Chris Harris Jr., who said Crabtree ”sucker punched” him on the previous play.
Article continues below ...”I guess it wasn’t to play football. He came out there, just punched me in the stomach and I lost my breath.”
Crabtree has been angry ever since Talib ripped Crabtree’s chain off his neck during the regular-season finale last season. Crabtree sat out the first meeting this season in Denver with a chest injury Cheap Harold Landry Jersey , but sought retribution Sunday.
”We love Crab around here and we need him, but things happen,” teammate Cordarrelle Patterson said. ”We all knew it was going to happen. It was just a matter of time when. Everybody was ready, prepared for it.”
On the second play of Oakland’s second drive, Crabtree aggressively blocked Talib on a running play and drove him to the ground on the Broncos sideline. Talib ripped Crabtree’s chain off his neck while they were tangled up, and a brawl ensued.
Several Broncos players surrounded Crabtree as he tussled with Talib before his Raiders teammates could come to his assistance.
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