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Raiders report
All practices astatine Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center, unless noted:
■ Sunday — Off
■ Monday — vs. Ravens, Allegiant Stadium, 5:15 p.m.
■ Tuesday — Off
■ Wednesday — Practice, 10:50 a.m.
■ Thursday — Practice, 10:50 a.m.
■ Friday — Practice, 11 a.m.
■ Saturday — Off
■ Sunday — astatine Steelers, Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Quote of the day
Former first-round prime Henry Ruggs is looking to amended connected a rookie play successful which helium finished with 26 catches for 452 yards and 2 touchdowns.
The starting wide receiver doesn’t program to measurement his advancement from the container score, however.
“I’m not a large stat guy,” helium said. “I utilized to similar math, but I don’t similar numbers anymore. When you’re retired of schoolhouse for 2 years, you benignant of get distant from that stuff.”
Ruggs paused to bask the laughter, intelligibly pleased with his words going implicit truthful good with the assembled media.
The erstwhile Alabama prima hopes by the extremity of the play helium volition beryllium likewise blessed with his show connected the field.
“I’m my biggest critic,” helium said. “If I consciousness similar I had a bully game, past I won’t accidental I’m satisfied, but I’ll accidental I’m astatine ease. But it’s truly conscionable astir production. If I’m productive and businesslike with my touches and successful what I bash to assistance my squad retired and everybody does their occupation and we person success, past numbers don’t matter.”
Injury report
Starting near defender Richie Incognito has officially been ruled retired by the Raiders connected the last wounded report, issued Saturday afternoon.
The 38-year-old has been retired since suffering a calf wounded during associated practices against the Rams connected Aug. 19.
Safety Roderic Teamer, who has been dealing with enarthrosis and ankle issues, did not signifier again connected Saturday. He has yet to deed the tract this week and is categorized arsenic doubtful.
None of the different Raiders carries an wounded designation into the game.
Running backmost Josh Jacobs was constricted successful signifier each 3 days this week with a toed injury, but helium is expected to play. Defensive extremity Carl Nassib was a afloat subordinate for the 2nd consecutive time aft a constricted league connected Thursday owed to a pectoral injury.
Defensive extremity Clelin Ferrell (back) and rookie close tackle Alex Leatherwood (shin) practiced successful afloat each week.
The Ravens mislaid respective players for the twelvemonth successful the preseason, including 2 cardinal starters this week successful moving backmost Gus Edwards and cornerback Marcus Peters.
Defensive extremity Derek Wolfe has been dealing with backmost and hep injuries. He has yet to signifier this week and has been ruled retired of Monday’s game.
Linebacker Daelin Hayes was constricted by a genu wounded connected Thursday and Friday earlier getting successful a afloat league connected Saturday, though helium is inactive questionable.
Cornerback Jimmy Smith popped up connected the wounded study Friday with an ankle injury. He was constricted connected Saturday and is listed arsenic questionable, a immense interest for a squad already shorthanded astatine the presumption aft the wounded to Peters.
Jersey swap
Starting safeties Johnathan Abram and Trevon Moehrig had a somewhat antithetic look during Saturday’s walkthrough practice.
Abram was wearing No. 25 portion Moehrig had a No. 24 connected his shirt.
Fans shouldn’t interest astir rushing retired to bargain caller jerseys, however. The teammates conscionable decided to power cogwheel for the day.
“That was conscionable for fun,” Moehrig said. “Nothing excessively serious.”
Moehrig said the speech was Abram’s idea.
“He conscionable said, ‘You’re going to beryllium 24 contiguous and I’m going to beryllium 25,’” Moehrig said. “I was like, ’Alright, let’s go. Let’s thrust with it.’”
They volition beryllium backmost successful their much acquainted cogwheel for Monday night’s crippled against the Ravens.
Adam Hill Las Vegas Review-Journal
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