Raiders' Drake calls out league following season-ending injury

Las Vegas Raiders running back Kenyan Drake. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Raiders RB Kenyan Drake calls out NFL following season-ending injury

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 12/6/21

Las Vegas Raiders running back Kenyan Drake is going to miss the rest of the season with an injury, and he is letting the world know he isn't very happy about it.

The Alabama product had to be carted off the field after he was tackled and suffered a broken ankle during Sunday's matchup against the Washington Football Team. Drake gave the home crowd a thumb's up as he exited the field but took to social media later in the day to vent his frustration about the tackle that has ended his 2021 campaign.

Graphic Video Warning: The #NFL needs to look at this specific style of tackling. They are throwing flags for taunting and protecting qbs from getting touched but this is my 2nd straight season being injured by a guy pulling me back and using his body weight to roll up my legs. pic.twitter.com/zgJt4rM9yG
— Kenyan Drake™ (@KDx32) December 6, 2021

Drake continued:

If the emphasis is to protect the players this should be an illegal form of tackling like a horse collar. We lose players weekly to high ankle sprains and broken bones but the league would rather flag players for erroneous taunting penalties. Let’s get the priorities together
— Kenyan Drake™ (@KDx32) December 6, 2021

The 27-year-old running back has functioned in a hybrid role for the Silver and Black this season, becoming a regular short-pass specialist while de facto RB1 Josh Jacobs -- when healthy -- carries the bulk of the run-game workload. Jacobs fought off being emotional when asked about Drake during his post-game media availability.

#Raiders RB Josh Jacobs said Kenyan Drake told him "it's broke" when he went down with an ankle injury in the first half. "He's had significant injuries in the past," Jacobs said as he choked up a bit.
— Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezESPN) December 6, 2021

The Raiders, who fell to 6-6 on the season after Sunday's loss, visit the Kansas City Chiefs next weekend.

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