The Las Vegas Raiders returned safety Roderic Teamer from injured reserve this week, but the former Tulane standout won’t play in Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. According to multiple reports, Teamer was arrested on Sunday morning for DUI after police pulled him over for speeding. The Raiders are hosting the Chiefs for a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff at Allegiant Stadium.
Teamer was released hours after his arrest and the team ruled him inactive for the Week 12 game.
The 26-year-old safety is playing the 2023 season with the Raiders on a one-year deal for $1.01 million. In 2020, he received a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, forfeiting $159,294 of his 2020 salary while he was with the Los Angeles Chargers. After a stint with the Colts, he signed a deal to join the Raiders in 2021.
Prior to the hamstring injury that put him on IR, Teamer had five tackles in six games played. In 2022, he had 40 tackles, including one tackle for loss, while appearing in all 17 regular season games.
Maxx Crosby active for Raiders-Chiefs
Meanwhile, Las Vegas will have star edge rusher Maxx Crosby available on Sunday. Despite not practicing all week, the defender will play. He’s the first player this season to be listed as doubtful the day before the game and still manage to take the field.
Although Crosby made it clear he wanted to play this week against the Chiefs, it may bite him in the end. The Raiders have a bye coming up and if he reaggravated his knee injury this week, he could be risking a more long-term injury instead of just taking two weeks off now.
Alas, the Chiefs game is a divisional rivalry game, which, naturally, means Crosby wants to play. He’s tied for sixth in the league in sacks so far this season with 10.5. Last season, Crosby posted 12.5 sacks with three coming in the two divisional games against Kansas City.
Last month, Crosby learned that he would have the football field at Eastern Michigan‘s Rynearson Stadium named after him. This comes after he donated $1 million to Eastern Michigan Athletics.
Crosby announced the donation to his alma mater in October.
“First and foremost, Eastern Michigan University holds a very special place in my heart and I am incredibly grateful for the significant role my EMU experience has played in shaping my life as an athlete and as a man,” Crosby said.
“… With an immense amount of humility and gratitude for the continued support of the administration, teachers, coaches, athletes, and students, I am committing to a $1 million gift to Eastern Michigan University Athletics.”
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