Showing posts with label Raiders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Raiders. Show all posts

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Raiders DE Edwards leaves with injured hip


PREVIEW: Arizona Cardinals vs. Oakland Raiders - PRE-GAME VIDEO FROM THE FIELD

Oakland Raiders starting defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. was carted to the locker room with a hip injury in a 31-10 preseason win over the Arizona Cardinals.

Edwards was hurt in a crushing collision with Cardinals running back Chris Johnson at the line of scrimmage.

The second-year player was on his back while trainers attended to him, then was helped off the field and carted to the locker room.

Raiders coach Jack Del Rio would not address Edwards" injury in his postgame news conference.

The defensive end out of Florida State had 33 tackles with two sacks in his rookie season. The Raiders drafted him in the second round, 35th overall.

Edwards played in 14 games in 2015, 10 as a starter, but missed the last two games with a neck injury.

Edwards was reportedly seen leaving the locker room on crutches and not putting any weight on his left side.

Information from ESPN"s Paul Gutierrez and The Associated Press was used in this report.

Source: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17291236/mario-edwards-jr-oakland-raiders-leaves-injured-hip

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Live updates: Raiders vs. Cardinals in preseason Friday night


Matt Barkley Highlights | Raiders vs. Cardinals | NFL

Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio talks with his team during practice in Napa, Calif., on Friday, July 29, 2016. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) (Kristopher Skinner)

The Raiders open the preseason in Arizona Friday night when they take on the Cardinals at 7 p.m. and we"ve got all the in-game news and analysis you"ll need right here.

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Source: http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/ci_30239666/live-updates-raiders-vs-cardinals-preseason-friday-night

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