Loser: Raiders’ Health
After a month of training camp, the Raiders were primarily healthy across the board. However, we started to play the games, and players began dropping like flies. The Raiders’ depth will be tested as this season goes along, especially on defense.
First, it was Brown who went down after the first drive. After a few big plays to Henry Ruggs, he then went down with a knee injury. He was able to come back into the game but did not receive another target. Next up was starting linebacker Nick Kwaitkoski who went down with a pectoral injury, and he is key to the Raiders defense in the future.
The injuries to crucial players could come back to hurt the Raiders as the season goes along and force players like Tanner Muse onto the field quicker than expected. Hopefully, these are not too serious, and the Raiders can be up and ready for the New Orleans Saints.
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