Raiders: Maxx Crosby on Patrick Mahomes beef: 'I head-butted him'
Raiders star Maxx Crosby explained why he head-butted the Kansas City Chiefs’ star.
Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby got into a tizzy with one known Kansas City Chiefs star in the 2022 season.
On Monday Night Football, in Week 5, Crosby and Patrick Mahomes were jawing back and forth. And then, out of seemingly nowhere, Crosby head-butted the NFL's golden boy.
While recently speaking to Von Miller on the "VonCast" podcast, Crosby said the moment that the two butted heads stemmed from a sack he laid down on Mahomes, which riled up the quarterback.
"We were going back and forth," Crosby recalled. "I got him with a sack on the first drive and then I ended up getting him a second time, and I'm talking. I'm always barking at everybody. That's just part of my nature. Pat wasn't going for it. He was talking back. He's like, 'Alright, what's up?'
"And so, they went down and scored. And I'm standing and I'm watching them in the end zone, and they were all running around the end zone. I get bumped behind my back. I get hit with a shoulder. I turned, and it was Pat, and he was still running. I'm like, 'Oh no, I'm not going for that,' and so I ran straight to him and I head-butted him, like 'What's up?'"
The instances were part of a build-up of competitive desire and a will to win from both players. But once the game was over, Crosby has nothing but love for the star quarterback.
"I think the one thing that people don't talk about enough is just his competitive nature," Crosby told Miller. "Like, that dude is one of the most competitive people I've ever played against. When I'm out there, he's talking [expletive] right back at me. Most quarterbacks aren't like that."
Either way, Crosby has told the story behind the infamous headbutt heard around the world.
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