THEY SAID IT

“It was a good time to hang out with the kids, hang out with my wife. We had a good date night, which she needs that especially with four kids … but then as I’m doing that, my mind is like, ‘Alright

Houston, the coverage, the front.’ I’m already playing the game. It’s hard to get away from.”

— Quarterback Derek Carr on how he spent his bye week

“I literally try to manifest everything going on, speak things into existence by my work ethic and things like that. The baby was the same way. Everyone was asking me, ‘Are you going to play?’ I was like, ‘It’s going to work out the way it’s supposed to work out,’ and it literally worked out perfect.”

— Edge rusher Maxx Crosby on the birth of his first child, daughter Ella Rose, who arrived 10 days past her due date to coincide with the Raiders’ bye week

“I’m not going to lie, all my life, I ate whatever — donuts, burgers, whatever. This is the first time I will say that I went more lean, more toward fish and chicken. I don’t eat too much heavy, not even on my cheat days.”

— Running back Josh Jacobs on how he feels hiring a personal nutritionist this offseason has helped his on-field success