WR Adams pushes person postgame, apologizes

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Adams shoves an idiosyncratic connected his mode disconnected the tract aft Raiders' nonaccomplishment (0:19)

After a 30-29 nonaccomplishment to the Chiefs, Davante Adams shoves a credentialed idiosyncratic carrying instrumentality arsenic helium walks to the locker room. (0:19)

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  • Paul GutierrezESPN Staff Writer

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    • Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for 8 years
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    • Previously worked astatine Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Las Vegas Raiders receiver Davante Adams shoved a credentialed idiosyncratic connected the tract carrying instrumentality successful the aftermath of Monday night's 30-29 nonaccomplishment astatine the Kansas City Chiefs.

Adams aboriginal issued an apology.

"I privation to apologize to the guy, determination was immoderate feline moving disconnected the field, and helium ran, similar jumped successful beforehand of maine coming disconnected the tract and I bumped into him, benignant of pushed him, and helium ended up connected the ground," Adams said astatine his locker. "So I wanted to accidental atrocious to him for that due to the fact that that was conscionable vexation mixed with him virtually conscionable moving successful from of me. I shouldn't person responded that way, but that's however I initially responded. So, I privation to apologize to him for that."

Adams, acquired successful a blockbuster offseason commercialized with the Green Bay Packers, is facing subject from the NFL, a root told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Raiders, who fell to 1-4 with the loss, participate their bye week aft blowing a 17-0 second-quarter lead.

Adams, who had 3 catches for 124 yards with 58- and 48-yard scores, was visibly frustrated arsenic helium walked disconnected the field, minutes aft helium was progressive successful the Raiders' last violative play with 46 seconds remaining connected the clock.

On fourth-and-1 from the Raiders' 46-yard line, Adams was moving escaped downfield erstwhile backmost Derek Carr unleashed a heavy pass. But Adams and slot receiver Hunter Renfrow ran into each different moving their patterns, and the shot fell incomplete.

One play earlier, Adams seemed to person picked up a archetypal down with a toe-tap sideline drawback astatine the Kansas City 39-yard enactment earlier the replay authoritative reversed the call. Adams was juggling the shot erstwhile his archetypal ft touched down.

"I don't privation to remark excessively overmuch connected the officiating, but I thought that I was in," helium said.

"I thought it was a catch, but they looked astatine it and evidently didn't consciousness that way."

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