The upcoming season could be a long, tough one for the Oakland Raiders. According to a report by Scott Bair of CSNBayArea.com, three fights broke out during a single Organized Team Activity for the team at their Alameda training facility.
In separate incidents, scuffles broke out between offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele and defensive end Jihad Ward that concluded with the two of them throwing punches while guard Jon Feliciano and defensive lineman Leon Orr exchanged shoves. In round three, guard Vadal Alexander and defensive end Damontre Moore reportedly had a few words for each other as well.
Unsure of the basis of the animosity coach Jack Del Rio offered the following,
“I guess they enjoyed the long weekend or were fired up watching the Warriors close one out last night. I don’t know.”
“Hopefully we won’t waste time doing things like that. We want to play hard, but [while] being respectful. Real toughness is playing hard without hurting the team. We wanted disciplined players, and we expect those things to occur at a real minimum moving forward.”
It’s never a good sign when fights are breaking out among the rank and file during the regular season, let alone during the off season. Perhaps management should bring in Riley Curry to keep her eyes on the situation.
