Raiders QB Kirk Cousins explains latest practice dustup: ‘My elbow got hit’ | Latest NFL News, Analysis & Updates

Cousins and Crosby caused a skirmish in camp earlier in August after the two exchanged heated comments following a similar incident in which the QB thought the defenders got too close for a practice. Order was restored more quickly on Tuesday, per reporters.

For Cousins, getting hit on the arm in practice threatens his livelihood.

“I’ve got some scars from some hits in real games where helmets go into armpits and things, and it ruins your season,” he said. “So, I was just asking (Crosby) to just stay off the arm, and I had to remind the Texans as well.”

There is a reason QBs wear red jerseys, because they’re off-limits to contact. However, some defenders, like Crosby, have always prided themselves on pestering QBs who expect a perfect setting in practice.

“I might as well just take the red jersey off because you’re playing with, sometimes, an understood rule that if it’s not understood, then what are we doing?” Cousins quipped.