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Raiders sign DE Isaac Rochell after Chandler Jones placed on NFI list

With Chandler Jones on the NFI list, the Raiders have signed DE Isaac Rochell to the active roster

After Chandler Jones missed the first two games of the season while he works through some personal issues, the Raiders pulled the trigger this week and placed him on the Non-Football Illness list.

Placement on NFI means Jones will miss at least four games. With a roster spot open and depth issues at defensive end, the Raiders officially signed Isaac Rochell to the active roster.

Rochell spent the offseason with the team, and impressed in camp and preseason. He was signed to the practice squad and elevated for the first two games of the season to replace Jones. Now with Jones officially out, Rochell is officially in.

To fill Rochell’s spot on the practice squad, the Raiders added LB Mykal Walker.

Raiders placing DE Chandler Jones on Non-Football Illness list, not ruling out return

Chandler Jones has been placed on the Non-Football Illness list. The Raiders are not ruling out a return at some point.

It’s been a while since we saw Chandler Jones on the field for the Raiders. Whether that be on the practice field or the game field. And there are no indications we will see him anytime soon.

Where we have seen him quite a bit is on his social media platforms. Railing about being “provoked” and kept away from the team facility by the team. And for reasons that don’t bear repeating because, frankly, there is nothing about it that seems credible. Rather they come off as the rantings of someone who is suffering from a mental illness of some sort and needs to seek some help.

It’s appropriate, therefore, that today the Raiders will place Jones on the Non-Football Illness list. This according to NFL media’s Ian Rapoport.

Rapoport noted that the team is not currently distancing themselves from the veteran edge rusher and appears to still hold out hope he can figure himself out and return to the team at some point this season.

The placement on the NFI list means he will miss at least the next four games before he’s eligible to return.

Texans place Kenny Stills on non-football illness list, release Ira Savage-Lewis

The Houston Texans have placed receiver Kenny Stills on the non-football illness list, and they cut defensive end Ira Savage-Lewis.

Houston Texans receiver Kenny Stills has reported to training camp, but he won’t be able to get to the practice field just yet.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, Stills has been in Houston working out with quarterback Deshaun Watson, and he did undergo his physical and COVID-19 testing with the Texans.

“With Kenny, he’s a great communicator,” receivers coach John Perry said. “I love having Kenny in the room because he’s a guy that, like I said, is a great communicator. All this offseason when we were doing things virtually — which is a challenge — but he was great. He was a good voice in the room and moving forward I expect that to be the same.”

Stills will still count against the Texans’ roster, which could explain why the club released defensive end Ira Savage-Lewis from the reserve non-football injury list. The former Baylor Bear and Lamar High School product injured his back during offseason workouts.

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