HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby will undergo ankle surgery and miss the rest of the season, the latest in a series of injuries that have devastated Las Vegas.
The Raiders, who are on a nine-game losing streak and 2-11, are without about half of the defense that was expected to begin the season.
Las Vegas hosts the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night.
“I can feel bad for myself and make excuses but I ... refuse” Crosby posted on social media. “I will get this surgery & be on a war path for greatness everyday and be back the best version of myself. I truly believe in my soul that I’m changing the game one snap at a time and changing the way this position is viewed.”
Crosby is not only the most recent of the major defensive injuries, he's the focal point on that side of the ball and one of the team's top locker-room leaders. He also led by example, a player until this year who had played four consecutive seasons without missing a game.
But Crosby played through an injured ankle late last season and again was not 100% after getting hurt again Sept. 15 at Baltimore. He wound up sitting out Sept. 29 against the Cleveland Browns.
“I have absolutely zero regrets with my process, my approach and my discipline to this game," Crosby wrote. “Instead of sitting out for over a month with my first high ankle sprain @ Baltimore, I only missed 1 game and came back and fought all year because that's who I am.”
He has 7 1/2 sacks and 17 tackles for loss this season. Crosby is just half a sack from becoming the third Raiders player since at least 1982 with 60 for his career.
But now he will have to wait until next season to try to reach that figure after getting injured a week ago at Tampa Bay.
“As much as it pains me not to go to war with my brothers and for the fans, I truly believe everything happens for a reason,” Crosby wrote.
Quarterback Aidan O'Connell, who has a bruised left knee, is questionable. He has not practiced the past three days, but coach Antonio Pierce has expressed hope that O'Connell would play.
If O'Connell doesn't start, the Raiders will turn to Desmond Ridder, who would face his old club. Ridder started 13 games for the Falcons last season.
Also, cornerback Nate Hobbs did not receive an injury designation and was a full participant at practice Saturday. He hasn't played since Nov. 3 because of an ankle injury.
Defensive tackle Adam Butler (concussion) is questionable and cornerback Sam Webb (back) is doubtful.
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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell (12) passes the ball against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) is sacked by Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Adam Butler (69) and defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road.
Many events were canceled across the region when the storm hit Friday evening, and businesses announced plans to open late Saturday as officials urged people to stay home if possible. Temperatures rose high enough in the afternoon to melt the ice in most places, however.
“Luckily some warmer air is moving in behind this to make it temporary,” said Dave Cousins, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's office in Davenport, Iowa.
At least one person died in a crash caused by the icy roads in eastern Nebraska. The Washington County Sheriff's office said a 57-year-old woman died after she lost control of her pickup on Highway 30 near Arlington and hit an oncoming truck. The other driver sustained minor injuries.
Elsewhere a storm and wind gusts of up to 60 mph (96 kph) prompted the first tornado warning in San Francisco and caused some damage. Parts of neighboring San Mateo County were also included in the warning, which went out at 5:51 a.m. to about 1 million people in the area and was lifted about 20 minutes later.
Later Saturday a tornado touched down near a shopping mall in Scotts Valley, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of San Francisco, overturning cars and toppling trees and utility poles, the National Weather Service said.
“Based on video, photos, firsthand accounts, and radar signatures a tornado occurred (at) 1:40 PM,” the service said, adding that a team will investigate and provide a ranking.
Images uploaded to social media showed at least two vehicles on their side or hood and trees and power lines on the ground.
Witnesses reported that the touchdown happened near a Target store and “threw multiple cars off the road,” the Scotts Valley Police Department said in a statement. It asked people to avoid the area.
The storm toppled some trees onto cars and streets and damaged some roofs in San Francisco, which has not seen a tornado since 2005, according to the Weather Service. The damage was being assessed to determine if the city was indeed hit by a tornado.
“This was the first ever warning for a possible tornado in San Francisco. I would guess there wasn’t a clear signature on radar for a warning in 2005,” said Roger Gass, a meteorologist in the Weather Service's Monterey, California. He said he was not there in 2005.
The fast-moving storm prompted warnings for residents to take shelter, but few people have basements in the area.
“The biggest thing that we tell people in the city is to put as many walls between you and the outside as possible,” Meteorologist Dalton Behringer said.
In upstate New York, people were digging out after heavy snow fell. More than 33 inches (84 centimeters) was reported near Orchard Park, where residents are used to dealing with lake-effect snow this time of year.
And in Nevada, up to 3 feet (91 centimeters) of snow was forecast for Sierra Nevada mountaintops, with a winter storm warning in effect through 10 p.m. More than a foot (30 cm) fell at some Lake Tahoe ski resorts, and a 112-mph (181-kph) gust of wind was recorded at the Mammoth Mountain resort south of Yosemite National Park, according to the National Weather Service’s Reno office.
Interstate 80 was closed along an 80-mile (130-kilometer) stretch from Applegate, California, to the Nevada line just west of Reno, where rain was falling and a winter weather advisory was in effect through the afternoon. The California Highway Patrol reopened the road in the afternoon for passenger vehicles with chains or four-wheel drive and snow tires, though it remained closed to semitrailer trucks.
In western Washington, tens of thousands of people lost electricity Saturday, local news outlets reported, amid a system that brought rain and gusty winds.
Associated Press reporters Julie Walker in New York, Becky Bohrer in Juneau, Alaska, and Scott Sonner in Reno, Nevada, contributed.
Water from the San Francisco Bay spills onto the Embarcadero in San Francisco on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, as a result of high tides and storm-driven waves. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Water from the San Francisco Bay spills onto the Embarcadero in San Francisco on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, as a result of high tides and storm-driven waves. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Water from the San Francisco Bay spills onto the Embarcadero as a result of high tides and storm-driven waves on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Workers remove a large tree that fell into a mobile home in Seaside, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Workers remove a large tree that fell into a mobile home in Seaside, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Ice accumulates on a road sign in North Liberty, Iowa on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP)
Ice accumulates on Trees, grass, and corn stalks in North Liberty, Iowa on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP)
Ice coats blades of grass in North Liberty, Iowa on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP)
Motorists make their way along Interstate 380 in North Liberty, Iowa, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP)
A cyclist looks at a large tree that took out power lines as it fell across Sylan Road in Monterey, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Power lines damaged from a fallen tree are seen across Sylan Road in Monterey, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
A car is damaged by a fallen tree in Monterey, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
A large tree branch lays across a street in Seaside, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
People observe the New York skyline from Top of the Rock's Skylift, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A man spreads salt on 42nd Street near Pacific Street after freezing rain coated surfaces with ice in Omaha, Neb. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
A car gets stuck trying to go up an icy Pacific Street during freezing rain in Omaha, Neb. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
Headlights from a stranded motorist highlight freezing rain that coated surfaces in Omaha, Neb. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
A truck is damaged after a large tree fell across a street in Seaside, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
A large tree branch crashed into a garage near Coe Avenue in Seaside, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
A man clears downed trees near his house in Seaside, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
This image, provided by the Livermore Police Dept. shows flooding near the intersection of Murrieta Blvd. and Stanley Blvd. during a storm Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 in Livermore, Calif. (Livermore Police Dept. via AP)
