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Bizarre object found on field during Raiders-Chiefs game
Raiders defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson found a strange object on the field during Sunday night's game. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Strange things are happening with the Las Vegas Raiders’ playing surface during Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Just before a play in the second quarter of Sunday’s game, Raiders defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson seemingly jumped into the neutral zone before the Chiefs snapped the ball. However, he had good reason — NBC cameras caught him holding up what appeared to be a metal object he’d spotted on the turf.

Nobody had any clue what the object was. NBC’s Al Michaels thought it might have been a pair of scissors. A pair of medical scissors would be at least a plausible explanation, as it could have been dropped or forgotten by someone tending to an injured player. Others thought the item looked like a piece of silverware, perhaps a fork or a spoon.

Whatever it was, it’s certainly understandable that Jefferson wouldn’t want to play on a field that had that lying on it. Nobody else should either. After some of the PR the organization has been having recently, the Raiders hardly need a story about some player getting hurt because of some random utensil on its playing field.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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