Su A Cravens Accuses Redskins Of Mishandling Injuries They Know They Re Guilty

This isn’t the first time he’s voiced his frustrations with the franchise. But with Trent Williams’ holdout, Cravens saw an opportunity to shed light on his situation once again.

Cravens, a second-round pick in 2016, had a promising rookie season but then sat out all of 2017. A week before the start of the 2017 season, Cravens told the team he planned to retire. He was eventually placed on the reserve/left squad list by Washington.

In December of that season, Cravens’ agent, Fadde Mikhail, released the following statement:

At no point that year did Washington reveal Cravens was dealing with a medical issue.

MMQB took a deep dive into the subject last year, interviewing people on both sides.

Here’s an excerpt from that story:

Cravens seems to believe Williams is dealing with a similar issue with Washington. The 7-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman had a surgical procedure performed earlier in the year to remove a growth from his head.

“He feels like that situation was mishandled and that when it’s something that significant and you end up having to go through a pretty serious procedure that he went through it’s not water under the bridge, it’s not something you can easily get beyond and he has not gotten beyond it,” NFL reporter Jason La Canfora said in June about Williams’ situation with the Redskins.

Cravens was dealt to the Broncos before last season, and played in five games in 2018. He’s listed as the backup strong safety for Denver heading into 2019.