This week the Raiders lost wide receiver Hunter Renfrow to a broken rib. It was feared that he could head to the injured reserve list depending on the MRI results. Wednesday brought good news in that regard as Jon Gruden said Renfrow will be week-to-week with the injury.
Renfrow will not play this Sunday in Kansas City, however. And in order to get some depth in the receiving corps, the Raiders called up wide receiver Rico Gafford from the practice squad.
The 5-10, 185-pound Gafford was an undrafted rookie last season and spent 14 games on the team’s practice squad before being promoted to the active roster for the final two games of the season.
The 5-10, 185-pounder was originally a cornerback, making the rare conversion to wide receiver (usually it’s the other way around). In two seasons at Wyoming he totaled 103 tackles, six interceptions, 11 passes defended and three forced fumbles.
In a corresponding move, the Raiders waived center Erik Magnuson.
