Talib says feud with Crabtree is over amid joint practices
The compelling rivalry between Aqib Talib and Michael Crabtree has seemingly come to an end.
Talib and Crabtree fought each other in consecutive seasons while playing for the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders, respectively. Talib snatched Crabtree's chain in both instances, and the pair were issued one-game suspensions in November.
Talib was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in March, while Crabtree signed a three-year, $21-million contract with the Baltimore Ravens. Los Angeles and Baltimore are now holding joint practices, and it appears that Talib and Crabtree have put their differences behind them.
"Yeah, that s---'s dead, bro. S---'s dead, bro," Talib told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
Below is the 2017 incident:
Crab knew he was gettin ejected at "hike" lmao RT @ericsports: Michael Crabtree and Aqib Talib do not like eachother pic.twitter.com/x30yJjKaio
— Doublajuwon (@Doubdour) November 26, 2017
Talib and Crabtree have lined up against each other through the first two practices but neither player has spoken to one another.
Rams head coach Sean McVay said he spoke to Talib ahead of time to make sure no further incidents took place.
"We talked about it. Aqib is a smart player. He’s a leader,” McVay said via Cameron DaSilva of USA TODAY. "I think he knew that there would be a lot of eyes on that specific situation and trusted that based on our conversations, he’d be smart about it and he certainly was. A lot of respect for Aqib."
The Rams and Ravens begin their preseason schedule against each other on Thursday.