Sunday was the first time Marcus Peters has faced the team that drafted him since he joined their division rival Raiders. And that reunion lasted less than a half of football.
The only reason Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce would give was “Coach’s decision”.
That reasoning rules out Peters being pulled from the game for injury reasons and leaves it to either his play or his attitude.
I pressed him to offer more details on exactly why he made that decision and he simply repeated “Coach’s decision”.
Peters spent the entire second half standing on the sideline without his helmet and instead sporting a beanie, which suggested he knew he wasn’t getting back in the game.
Peters was replaced at right outside cornerback by Jack Jones who the team claimed off waivers from the Patriots two weeks ago.
The Raiders were still up 14-7 when Peters was pulled from the game, so it’s hard to say what exactly happened that triggered Pierce to yank Peters, but it must have been pretty serious in his eyes.
Peters has started all 11 games this season and seven times played every single snap, including each of the previous two weeks. You’d have to wonder if this benching could be more than just sending a message.
