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Fistfighting Raiders stars bury hatchet with Bourbon Street dinner after big NOLA win

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Young, G. (2026, September 30). Fistfighting Raiders stars bury hatchet with Bourbon Street dinner after big NOLA win. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/sports/kirk-cousins-maxx-crosby-bury-hatchet-over-2-hour-raiders-meal/

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Kirk Cousins and Maxx Crosby, key players for the Las Vegas Raiders, shared a dinner in New Orleans following a team win there. The meal helped mend their relationship after a contentious incident during training camp. On his podcast "The Rush," Crosby praised Cousins as a great leader and teammate. This bonding reflects a broader effort by Cousins to strengthen relationships within the Raiders' roster through shared meals like a recent In-N-Out outing with rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

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Kirk Cousins, quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders, has been working on team unity this season by organizing social gatherings. Tensions arose during training camp when Maxx Crosby, a defensive end, accidentally hit Cousins’ throwing arm twice, nearly leading to a fight between them. However, they reconciled and shared a dinner in New Orleans after their recent win there. The dinner, which lasted until around 10 p.m., included other players such as Brock Bowers. Crosby praised Cousins for being "a great leader, great teammate and a great player" on his podcast "The Rush."

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Las Vegas Raiders star quarterback Kirk Cousins has been using food to build and mend relationships with his teammates this season. asserted

Cousins → use → teammates

Cousins and star defensive end Maxx Crosby nearly came to blows during training camp after Crosby hit Cousins’ throwing arm twice during practice. asserted

Crosby → come → practice

This was not the start to the relationship that either were hoping for. asserted

either → hop → that

But they’ve managed to smooth things out, and even shared a dinner in New Orleans that cemented Crosby’s opinion of his starting quarterback. asserted

that → manage → quarterback

“I think Friday, when we got to New Orleans, we sat down at maybe 8 to eat dinner and do our thing. asserted

we → think → thing

We’re just hanging out. asserted

We → hang → ?

We’re sitting at the tables … asserted

We → sit → tables

we just had a big group chilling, and we end up sitting there for like literally two hours. asserted

we → have → hours

We were there till like 10 p.m.,” Crosby said on Tuesday’s episode of his “The Rush” podcast, mentioning that he, Cousins and Brock Bowers were among those at the dinner. asserted

he → say → dinner

“We just sat there for two hours, and we’re just in tears laughing about just the most random s–t ever. asserted

we → sit → s

That’s what it’s all about. asserted

it → ’ → what

Crosby then spoke about Cousins getting In-N-Out with Raiders rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza, and praised the relationship that the two quarterbacks have built. asserted

quarterbacks → speak → that

Raiders fans will be glad to hear that these two star players are now back on the same page. asserted

players → hear → page

Fistfighting Raiders stars bury hatchet with Bourbon Street dinner after big NOLA win

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