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NFLBy Sean Keeley on

Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby appeared to start saying a certain very bad word before catching himself in a video released on social media Thursday evening.

The Raiders are in shambles as an organization. Following a 3-5 start, which includes a loss on Monday night to the Detroit Lions, owner Mark Davis fired head coach Josh McDaniel and several of his assistants. Interim head coach Antonio Pierce also made a change at quarterback, benching starter Jimmy Garoppolo for Aidan O’Connell.

Perhaps that’s why the team had star defensive end Crosby record a video on their official social media account Thursday night to try and get fans excited about this fresh start in the 2023 NFL season.

While the message was a positive one, it sounded to a lot of people like the Raiders star almost said the n-word in the middle of his diatribe. Listen for yourself:

“Raider Nation, what is up? It’s Maxx Crosby in the building. Just got done with practice. I just wanna say Sunday y’all…need to be out at Alliegient in full effect.”

It’s that moment in between “y’all” and “need” that has some people thinking Crosby almost said a very different word. Those same people wonder why and how the Raiders social media team let the video go up as-is, even if he didn’t say what it sounded like he almost said.

Some people did come to Crosby’s defense.

What do you think?

[Raiders]

About Sean Keeley

Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Editorial Strategy Director for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.

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