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Maxx Crosby: I love Mike Caldwell, it was a love urge
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Maxx Crosby: I love Mike Caldwell, it was a love urge

Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby was caught on camera shoving linebackers coach Mike Caldwell after returning to the sideline late in Sunday’s 32-13 loss to the Steelers, but he said after the game there are no bad feelings between the two men.

Crosby had just shared a sack with defensive tackle John Jenkins before shoving Caldwell, and the sight raised questions on social media about what could have happened between the two men. After the game, Crosby posted that it was a “push loveand elaborated on what happened during a conversation with reporters after the game.

Crosby said Caldwell hyped him up and repeated “I love Mike Caldwell” several times during his media session.

“Mike Caldwell does a great guy,” Crosby said, via Vic Tafur of TheAthletic.com. “We have a great relationship and we do that all the time. It’s like when people look at it, ‘Oh, they’re losing and then Maxx pushes him.’ That’s how we play football. We are grown men. We are alpha males. We don’t greet each other the same way. . . . The camera made it look bad. It looked like I was throwing him out of the club, but that wasn’t what happened at all.”

Crosby’s comments should put any thoughts of a problem with Caldwell to bed, but the Raiders still have their hands full dealing with the Davante Adams saga, the quest for consistent quarterback play and several other issues that have contributed to their 2 -4-start.