Former Alabama cornerback Anthony Averett suffered a broken right thumb in the Raiders’ Week 1 game against the Chargers. As a result, the Raiders decided to place Averett on injured reserve as a result. Levi Damien of Raiders Wire reported that Averett was assigned to injured reserve to make room for cornerback Javelin Guidry to sign with the team.
Averett spent four seasons playing cornerback at Alabama. During his senior season, he was named as a starter in Alabama’s secondary. The New Jersey native went on to record 48 tackles, eight pass breakups, and one interception. Following his senior season, he was drafted in the fourth round by the Baltimore Ravens.
During his four years with the Ravens, he recorded 101 tackles and three interceptions. After the 2021 season, he went on to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders. Now, he will be unable to see game action for “at least a month” as NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported via Twitter.
#Raiders CB Anthony Averett suffered a broken right thumb, source says, and he’s headed for surgery. Averett likely misses at least a month, which means he could be headed to Injured Reserve.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 12, 2022
Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Averett’s professional career and other former Alabama NFL players.
[mm-video type=video id=01gcpxnnhsjf0gpzaq1e playlist_id=01eqbz6mkdd99nyvkm player_id=01eqbvp13nn1gy6hd4 image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01gcpxnnhsjf0gpzaq1e/01gcpxnnhsjf0gpzaq1e-b158e9c24711976cb194fa4b010ac043.jpg]
[listicle id=56061]
[listicle id=56131]
[listicle id=56107]