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Running backs Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson both missed Wednesday’s practice with high ankle sprains, and the Raiders didn’t bring in any running backs. So it looks like second-year back Taiwan Jones is getting a crack at the first-team carries. Fullback Marcel Reece and practice squad running back Jeremy Stewart (out of Stanford) are also in the mix.
Coach Dennis Allen said the reason that the Raiders didn’t have any new faces was that they feel they “have guys in house that can step in.”
After McFadden and Goodson left Sunday’s game against the Bucs, Reece lined up as the sole back in the fourth quarter. But Allen and offensive coordinator Greg Knapp never seemed to like the idea of him at running back back at training camp.
Jones, who has been a little injury-prone and a little fumble-prone, has 1 carry for 2 yards and 1 catch for 4 yards this season, missing two games with a knee injury. Last year, the speedster from Eastern Washington had 16 carries for 73 yards and 2 catches for 25 yards.
The MRI on Goodson’s right ankle was negative, and Allen said he and McFadden “were in the same boat” as far as who might be able to come back first. Neither running back has been officially ruled out for Sunday’s game.
http://blog.sfgate.com/raiders/2012/11/07/no-new-running-backs-at-practice-wednesday/
Coach Dennis Allen said the reason that the Raiders didn’t have any new faces was that they feel they “have guys in house that can step in.”
After McFadden and Goodson left Sunday’s game against the Bucs, Reece lined up as the sole back in the fourth quarter. But Allen and offensive coordinator Greg Knapp never seemed to like the idea of him at running back back at training camp.
Jones, who has been a little injury-prone and a little fumble-prone, has 1 carry for 2 yards and 1 catch for 4 yards this season, missing two games with a knee injury. Last year, the speedster from Eastern Washington had 16 carries for 73 yards and 2 catches for 25 yards.
The MRI on Goodson’s right ankle was negative, and Allen said he and McFadden “were in the same boat” as far as who might be able to come back first. Neither running back has been officially ruled out for Sunday’s game.
http://blog.sfgate.com/raiders/2012/11/07/no-new-running-backs-at-practice-wednesday/
