<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=18PuU3_0vhxKH6900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=18PuU3_0vhxKH6900" width="1121" height="604" ></figure><p>Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce created headlines on Sunday night when he accused certain players on the team of making “business decisions” in the Raiders 36-22 loss to the Panthers. </p><p>“I think as the game went on… I don’t think it was the team… I think there was definitely some individuals that made business decisions, and we’ll make business decisions going forward, as well,” Pierce told members of the media in the wake of Sunday’s evening’s loss. </p><p>Pierce didn’t say who he was talking about, but the internet has decided at least one of the players was third-year cornerback Jack Jones. </p><p>There have been mixed reviews on Pierce’s decision to call out players publicly and Davante Adams was asked for his opinion on the matter on Tuesday.</p><p>In his weekly segment on the Up and Adams show, Adams acknowledged that players were taking plays off, even adding that it happened at times before the game was out of reach. </p><p>“I agree [with Pierce’s comments],” Davante told host Kay Adams. </p><p>“We can’t change the score late in the fourth [quarter], so you just got to put the best stuff you can on tape. I think a lot of people were doing that and there were some guys out there that were just trying to see another day. That’s really not what the game is about and if you look at the tape across the whole game, it wasn’t really just late in the game. It was multiple times throughout the three hours we were out there…” </p><blockquote><p>Pro Football Post on X (formerly Twitter): “#Raiders WR Davante Adams responds to the Antonio Pierce “business decision” comment.Here’s what he told @heykayadams pic.twitter.com/Pq9lUVCDW6 / X”</p><p>Raiders WR Davante Adams responds to the Antonio Pierce “business decision” comment.Here’s what he told @heykayadams pic.twitter.com/Pq9lUVCDW6</p></blockquote><p>The true test of Pierce’s post-game comments isn’t what Davante Adams or any other player says on camera, but will come on Sunday’s game against the Browns.</p><p>If the team responds with a great performance in week 4 and beyond, it means the players involved (and there were a lot more than just one) were willing to receive Pierce’s message. That’s the response Pierce and the coaching staff are hoping for. </p><p>If the Raiders roll over and play another game like they did against the Panthers, that won’t be a good sign for Pierce, or anyone involved. </p><p>x: @raidersbeat</p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hSBq3gyP8mM?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div></div></body>

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Davante Adams Responds to Antonio Pierce’s “Business Decision” Comments, Takes Them a Step Farther

Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce created headlines on Sunday night when he accused certain players on the team of making “business decisions” in the Raiders 36-22 loss to the Panthers. “I think as the game went on… I don’t think it was the team… I think there was...