Raiders QB Marcus Mariota to miss a few weeks after a quad injury

Marcus Mariota is expected to beryllium sidelined for astatine slightest a fewer weeks aft helium aggravated a quad wounded connected Monday night, according to a idiosyncratic with cognition of the situation.

The Raiders’ backup backmost re-injured himself connected a 31-yard first-quarter run, his lone play of the game. The Raiders person not yet enactment Mariota connected the injured reserve list, a imaginable motion they are hopeful helium volition beryllium backmost wrong the adjacent 2 weeks. Going onto IR automatically sidelines a subordinate for astatine slightest 3 games.

Nate Peterman volition backmost up Derek Carr successful the interim.

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