Raiders report: Team adds 4th quarterback to roster

TRAINING CAMP

AT A GLANCE

Schedule

All practices astatine Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center, unless noted:

■ Wednesday — Practice, 7:30-9:30 a.m.

■ Thursday — Practice, 7:30-9:30 a.m.

■ Friday — Off

■ Saturday — Preseason crippled vs. Seattle Seahawks, Allegiant Stadium, 6 p.m.

■ Sunday — Off

Quote of the Day

Rookie antiaircraft extremity Malcolm Koonce has been impressing coaches each offseason and says helium is starting to consciousness much comfy with the NFL and the determination to Las Vegas. There is inactive 1 accommodation that has been a spot slower.

“It’s a beauteous place, but it’s hot,” the erstwhile University of Buffalo prima said. “I’ll archer you that. Extremely hot. Going to your car aft signifier is similar a decease sentence.”

Play of the Day

It was a bully time for the defence Tuesday arsenic the discourtesy whitethorn person been a spot retired of sync aft the squad took Monday off.

The defence forced respective turnovers, including 2 interceptions of Marcus Mariota by Rasul Douglas and Dallin Leavitt. Bryan Edwards couldn’t grip a precocious propulsion from Derek Carr implicit the mediate and Trayvon Mullen came up with the deflection.

De’Vante Busby swatted a shot retired of John Brown’s hands for a fumble, and Shaun Crawford jarred 1 escaped from Matt Bushman to adhd to the turnover total.

But the champion play connected Monday came successful a one-on-one unrecorded tackling drill successful the unfastened field.

Running backmost Trey Ragas enactment a rotation determination connected Leavitt that dropped the information to the turf and allowed Ragas to get escaped down the sideline.

Waller, Carlson seen astatine practice

Tight extremity Darren Waller didn’t instrumentality to practice, but helium was seen going done a workout with a trainer connected 1 of the fields portion the remainder of the squad went done drills.

No wounded has been disclosed, though Waller hasn’t practiced since Aug. 2. Coach Jon Gruden has said lone that he’s not acrophobic astir Waller’s status.

Kicker Daniel Carlson, who has been connected the reserve/COVID list, watched signifier successful uniform. He was not wearing a mask, an denotation helium has apt cleared wellness and information protocols and is acceptable to return.

There was besides a caller look successful a reddish jersey designated for quarterbacks.

The Raiders signed Case Cookus, a erstwhile Northern Arizona standout who has spent clip with the Broncos and Vikings this offseason.

Wide receiver Trey Quinn was waived/injured to marque country connected the roster.

Magic number

Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has established himself arsenic 1 of the position’s apical stars implicit much than a decennary successful the league. He has worn No. 93 his full vocation and adjacent has the fig successful his Twitter handle.

So fans expressed daze connected societal media erstwhile helium showed up astatine Raiders’ signifier past week sporting No. 61. McCoy was asked astir the alteration during his archetypal media availability connected Tuesday.

“I volition beryllium 93,” helium vowed. “Is that better? That’s a portion of being a leader. You don’t conscionable travel successful and snatch up somebody’s number. Like, fto immoderate numbers go available. I tin beryllium 61 successful preseason, but for Monday Night Football? Yes.”

Kendal Vickers presently wears No. 93 for the Raiders. He wore No. 91 past season, but Yannick Ngakoue took that jersey erstwhile helium arrived arsenic a escaped cause this offseason.

Elite company

McCoy said 1 of the reasons helium was truthful excited astir joining the Raiders was due to the fact that helium believes a talented roster is successful spot that tin marque immoderate sound this season.

It was besides a accidental to play for 1 of what helium considers the league’s elite franchises. McCoy said that class besides includes the Cowboys, Packers and Steelers.

After spending the bulk of his vocation with the Buccaneers, helium played 1 play with the Packers. McCoy signed with the Cowboys past year, but was injured successful the preseason and didn’t play successful a game.

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