ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders running back Latavius Murray, who has not practiced since playing at Baltimore on Oct. 2 due to an injured toe on his right foot, will miss his second consecutive game Sunday.
Murray was ruled out by the Raiders for this weekend’s home game against the Kansas City Chiefs, as were right tackles Menelik Watson, who injured his calf Sept. 25 at Tennessee, and Vadal Alexander, who injured his right ankle in last week’s victory against the San Diego Chargers.
Veteran Austin Howard, who was not on the injury report this week for the first time this season, figures to get the start at right tackle against the Chiefs, though Raiders coach Jack Del Rio was not about to announce such a move Friday.
“We’ll have somebody ready to roll,” Del Rio said.
It is even less of a mystery, though, what the Raiders will do at running back with Murray out; they will run out the rookie duo of DeAndre Washington and Jalen Richard, with a dash of fullback Jamize Olawale.
With rain and wind predicted for Sunday, the run game may be even more important, and Richard, who played his college ball at Southern Mississippi, has experience playing in the muck and mire.
His school had old-school artificial turf that did not drain the water very well.
Richard recalled a game played in a “typhoon” in 2012 against Louisville at Hattiesburg in which the football began to float away because the water had puddled so much on the turf.
“The water was up to my ankles,” Richard said.
“Those games are always fun. As a running back, you have an advantage because you know where you’re going; the defense doesn’t.”
This is the Raiders’ injury report for Friday in advance of Sunday’s game against the Chiefs:
Out: OL Vadal Alexander (ankle), RB Latavius Murray (toe), OT Menelik Watson (calf)
Questionable: S Nate Allen (quad), OL Jon Feliciano (calf), RB Taiwan Jones (knee), OT Matt McCants (knee), LB Malcolm Smith (quad), TE Clive Walford (knee)
Did not participate: OL Vadal Alexander (ankle), RB Latavius Murray (toe), OT Menelik Watson (calf)
Limited participation: S Nate Allen (quad), OL Jon Feliciano (calf), RB Taiwan Jones (knee), OT Matt McCants (knee), LB Malcolm Smith (quad), TE Clive Walford (knee)
