ALAMEDA, Calif. -- "You're a f---ing rap guy, and you've never heard of George Clinton or Bootsy Collins?" -- Oakland Raiders general manager Mike Mayock to rookie defensive end Maxx Crosby in training camp
With that, the "Hard Knocks" cameras captured the genesis of a social media friendship between Crosby, who went from high school rapper to blossoming NFL edge rusher (or did you miss his four-sack tour de force against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday?), and Collins, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and self-described "P-Master of the Universe, spreadin' hope like dope" from "The Land of Funkaholics.