Raiders report: Darren Waller sharp in return to practice

Preseason astatine a glance

Schedule

All practices astatine Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center, unless noted:

Wednesday — Joint signifier with Los Angeles Rams, Irvine, California.

Thursday — Joint signifier with Rams, Irvine.

Friday — Off

Saturday — Preseason crippled vs. Rams, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California, 7 p.m. (KVVU-5)

Sunday — Off

Monday — Practice 7:30-9:30 a.m

Tuesday — Practice 7:30-9:30 a.m. (Rosters reduced to 80)

Quote of the day

The Raiders question to Southern California this week for 2 associated practices with the Rams earlier their preseason crippled Saturday astatine SoFi Stadium.

Raiders manager Jon Gruden says it’ll beryllium “fun to spot immoderate antithetic fronts, spot immoderate antithetic coverages” and “see immoderate antithetic players.” That said, Gruden indispensable find a equilibrium betwixt preparing his squad for the regular play and withholding immoderate of his plays and concepts due to the fact that of the preseason quality of their practices.

“Hopefully, the movie doesn’t get retired there. Hopefully, it doesn’t get connected the net and each implicit YouTube, Facebook oregon immoderate different outlets determination are,” Gruden said. “Hopefully the video coaches support it internal. We’re not going to amusement everything, but we’re going to proceed to effort to get better. You person to hole yourself for the season, and that means you’ve got to bash things you’re going to bash successful September. We’re going to effort to bash immoderate of those things against the Rams, and I’m definite they will, too.”

Waller, others return

Pro Bowl choky extremity Darren Waller returned to signifier Tuesday for the archetypal clip since Aug. 2. He was a afloat participant, taking portion successful idiosyncratic and squad drills.

Waller, who had an ankle injury, assumed his relation with the first-team discourtesy and was each spot arsenic spry arsenic helium usually is, shaking defenders with precise way moving and axenic consecutive enactment speed.

“He was large today,” Gruden said. “He makes his beingness felt close away, aft the catch, down the field. He’s a phenomenal talent.”

Backup backmost Marcus Mariota besides returned to signifier aft missing a week with a sore leg, and information Karl Joseph was backmost for the archetypal clip successful 2 weeks.

Cornerback Isaiah Johnson and linebacker Divine Deablo were activated from the PUP list. Gruden said Deablo mightiness play successful the preseason finale against the San Francisco 49ers.

Play of the day

Waller was 1 of the superior targets for each 3 of the Raiders’ quarterbacks during Tuesday’s practice, lining up each implicit the tract and moving a myriad of routes.

He was surgical underneath but adjacent amended down the tract — breaking escaped from information Roderic Teamer down the close sideline during a seven-on-seven repetition. Quarterback Derek Carr lofted a looping walk toward the boundary, and Waller sprinted earlier slowing his stride, tracking the shot and securing it with 2 hands 30 yards oregon truthful from the enactment of scrimmage.

“He looked conscionable similar we expected him to,” Gruden said.

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