Raiders' Coach Pierce Monday Press Bye Week

The Las Vegas Raiders (5-7) entering their bye week, and moments ago Coach Antonio Pierce spoke and we have it for you.

HENDERSON, Nev.--The Las Vegas Raiders (5-7) record-wise are precisely where we thought they would be when we predicted their record entering the bye week before the season.

Moments ago, Coach Antonio Pierce spoke about the state of the franchise. We have it, in its entirety, for you.

You can watch the entire press conference above.

Las  Vegas Raiders Coach Antonio Pierce / Darrell Craig Harris, Raiders Today

Coach Pierce discussed the late bye-week this season, "Get healthy. Get fresh. We have two home games coming up. We talked about that as a team, as a staff. It was a great opportunity for us, three straight home games. Obviously, this one didn't go how we wanted it to, but we have the Vikings coming here. But first and foremost, I told our guys to get themselves right. Get healthy, get fresh. Twelve weeks is a long time to go without a bye. And these guys have really battled through it, fighting through injuries. You saw what Maxx [Crosby] went through this week, and the will to want to play. These guys are not quitting. There's no quit in this team. There won't be quit next week. They're going into the bye, we'll become fresh, we'll get back to work on Monday and get ready for the Vikings at home."

Superstar DE Maxx Crosby said of the bye-week, "It's coming at a good time, for sure. We just had to battle through some things. It was just tough. I had some infections, different things like that, so I was down for the count for a few days. So, yeah, just part of it. So, luckily I have great people around me, a great team around me, and they helped me a lot and made it possible."

The Silver and Black will return home to Allegiant Stadium to take on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, December 10, at 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST.

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