Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said defensive end Chandler Jones is not expected to play in Sunday’s season opener at the Denver Broncos.
McDaniels said other players will be considered, including some on the practice squad.
“I think our entire defensive line group has really worked hard,” McDaniels said. “I think we have a little bit more depth across the board than we did last year just in general terms, and we’ll do what we have to do to be able to play the game the right way.” The Raiders also need to clear a roster spot by Saturday because running back Josh Jacobs received a commissioner’s exemption after. One possible way to get down to 53 players is to put Jones on the non-football injury list, which would mean he’d have to miss at least four games.
“We’ll just try to figure out what the best thing is in terms of how to play the game in general,” McDaniels said. “We’re doing that at multiple positions. It’s always a little tricky because nobody’s really played 60 minutes of a football game.” Jones went on Instagram on Tuesday and Wednesday to criticize Raiders management before removing those posts. He complained Tuesday about not being able to get into the team’s facility and on Wednesday about a representative from the city of Las Vegas crisis response team showing up at his door.___The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
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