Late in the third quarter, Raiders safety Marcus Epps went for a tackle and didn’t get back up. When he lunged for the tackle, his leg gave out without contact. Those are often the scariest injuries. Epps limped off the field and headed for the locker room.
Today the team placed him on injured reserve, and reports say he tore his ACL and will miss the remainder of the season.
Epps was in his second season with the Raiders as their full time starting strong safety. He was a valuable piece to the Raiders defense last season as a free agent signing from the Eagles and was looking to earn an extension or a new deal after this season.
Replacing Epps in the lineup was third year safety Isaiah Pola-Mao.
The former undrafted free agent out of USC was the team’s ‘big nickel’ and primary backup at both safety spots.
To fill Epps’s spot on the roster, the Raiders signed CB Sam Webb off the practice squad.