For those who think that hat tricks are reserved for hockey players, Michael Crabtree says, “not so fast, my friend.”
Just a few days clear of his 30th birthday, the Oakland Raiders wide receiver put on a football clinic against the New York Jets defense, hauling in all six passes he was targeted in, totaling 80 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
“He has great body control,” said quarterback Derek Carr postgame. “The thing that young kids need to know about him is that every day Crab catches a ball in practice, he finishes to the end zone.