Chargers’ Joey Bosa questions Derek Carr’s toughness

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Chargers All-Pro antiaircraft extremity Joey Bosa took a changeable astatine Raiders backmost Derek Carr good aft the last whistle Monday night.

After the Chargers’ defence sacked Carr 4 times and handed the Raiders their archetypal loss, 28-14, Bosa piled connected successful the postgame quality league astatine SoFi Stadium

“We knew erstwhile we deed him a fewer times, helium truly gets shook,” Bosa said. “You saw connected (Christian Covington’s) sack, helium was beauteous overmuch curling into a shot earlier we adjacent got backmost there. Great dude, large player, been having a large year, but we cognize erstwhile you get unit connected him, helium benignant of shuts down and he’s not arsenic effectual with the crowded pocket.”

Bosa, who had 1 sack, was referring to a pivotal play successful the 4th fourth erstwhile Carr was dropped for a nonaccomplishment of 6 yards connected a third-down play with the result inactive hanging successful the balance. Daniel Carlson missed a tract extremity connected the adjacent play, mounting up the Chargers to enactment the crippled away.

A screenshot of Carr protecting his assemblage good earlier interaction from Covington instantly started circulating connected societal media.

Raiders receiver Hunter Renfrow said helium was already looking guardant to facing the Chargers again Jan. 9 astatine Allegiant Stadium, and that was earlier helium heard Bosa’s comments.

“We’re excited astir the 2nd clip astir playing them,” Renfrow said. “That’s decidedly going to airy our occurrence a small due to the fact that they’re a truly bully team. We conscionable similar to beryllium competitors, truthful hopefully we tin get a accidental to play better.’

The Chargers and Raiders are bitter rivals with a storied history. Bosa’s comments volition astir surely statesman a caller chapter.

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