It started with an Instagram like.

Las Vegas Raiders All-Pro Davante Adams fielded questions Tuesday morning about his head coach Antonio Pierce appearing to publicly endorse being traded. Hours later, Adams told the Raiders he would prefer to be traded, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports.

Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, meanwhile, reported that the Raiders are “open to the idea” of trading Adams and are “reaching out to teams to gauge interest in the veteran wide receiver.” ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Raiders would consider trading Adams in a package that includes a second-round pick and additional compensation.

This has all come to light since Pierce’s digital response on Monday to a Sports Illustrated report shared on Instagram that Adams may have played his final snap with the Raiders. From the Instagram post, according to SI’s Michael Fabiano:

Pierce liked this Instagram post from his personal account. Fabiano later shared screenshots of Pierce on social media.

Adams: “I haven’t heard from” Pierce

Adams was inactive for Sunday’s win over the Cleveland Browns with a hamstring injury. On Tuesday, he had an interview with Kay Adams on her show “Up & Adams.” They discussed Pierce’s Instagram activity, of course.

Kay Adams asked him “how soon” did he hear from Pierce after Pierce’s Instagram like surfaced. At the time of the interview, Adams said he had not heard from his head coach.

Kay Adams expressed dismay that he had not heard from Pierce and then asked Adams if he wanted to hear from him.

At the time of this post, neither Pierce nor the Raiders had publicly commented on the situation.

More drama in Las Vegas

The unfolding drama is the latest in a Raiders season that is four weeks into it. The drama primarily involved Pierce, who is in his second season as the Raiders head coach and his first in a full-time role.

After a Week 3 loss, Pierce cryptically criticized “business decisions” players made following a big loss to the Carolina Panthers, then doubled down on his comments the next day. At those press conferences, Pierce largely refused to take personal responsibility for his team’s poor performance.

He apologized for his comments about “business decisions” after Sunday’s win over the Browns.

“It probably started with me, with my comments, and I apologize for that,” Pierce told ESPN. “I don’t want to be a distraction in that way, but… we just went to work every day. Things came out all week and the guys never blinked.”

Now it appears Pierce is pushing his best offensive player out the door on social media, while remaining silent on the subject.