"We need to prevent the festering of issues and work better together to identify, fix and understand root cause," he said.

Issues between Adams and the Raiders had been festering since last season when he said on a Netflix documentary that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was going to get him killed.

It’s not uncommon to see people in the park with multiple festering ulcers on their arms and legs — one of the side-effects of tranq.

When I wrote about Norm Langer saying he might retire and close his Westlake restaurant because of festering problems in the neighborhood, Bass went to hear him out over a pastrami sandwich.

“I remember it being polar opposites, being in an insanely beautiful place, making this festering thing.”