Davante Adams Slams 'Out Of Control' Bills Safety Taylor Rapp
Las Vegas Raiders star receiver Davante Adams was not happy following his team's 38-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, and not just because of the final score.
Late in the fourth quarter, Adams went deep for a pass from quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in a desperate attempt to get more points on the board. As the pass fell incomplete, Adams took a hard helmet-to-helmet hit from Bills safety Taylor Rapp. Rapp received an unnecessary roughness penalty for the hit, while Adams left the game as trainers evaluated for a concussion.
Adams refused to talk about the play for a couple days, but on Wednesday, he let his emotions out in a scathing remark towards Rapp.
"Was it unnecessary? Completely, obviously," Adams told reporters. "But certain players play a certain way too. Some people, out of control, they fly around, they don't really have much true purpose out there. I mean, playing a half field on one side, you run over and hit somebody in the head on the other side of the field."
Adams even took a major dig at Rapp, saying that there's a reason he was still playing on defense despite Buffalo's big lead late in the game.
"That's the kind of stuff that contributes to you not being on the field," Adams said. "That's why you're in when you're blowing us out by 25 at the end of the game. Maybe if that man learns how to play the game the right way, he'll see the field. Until then, he'll have to go and live off of plays like that, I guess."
Adams was thankfully OK after the hit and a full participant in Wednesday's practice, but obviously, that didn't make him feel any better about it.
Rapp is in his first season with the Bills after spending four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. In his first two games in Buffalo, the former second-round pick has six tackles. His most impactful play came on the same drive as his hit on Adams, when he recovered a fumble to allow the offense to run out the clock.
While Rapp has yet to start for the Bills, he has drawn the ire of one of the game's best receivers.
