When practice began Wednesday, Lamarcus Joyner was on the field with his teammates. The nickel corner had missed all last week and Sunday’s game against the Bengals with a hamstring injury he suffered late in the win over the Chargers two weeks ago.
The severity of the injury is not known, but it was a non-contact injury, which can often be the scariest kind. So, it seemed a promising sight that he was on the field.
Wednesday was just a walk-thru, so not a lot can be taken from Joyner’s presence.
“He got in some work,” Gruden said of Joyner. “I don’t know what he’ll be listed as, probably limited. We got all these words we gotta use. We weren’t doing much today, as you can see in terms of full speed. But we got a lot of reps to get familiarized with who we’re playing. I’m hopeful he’ll be ready to play, but we’ll see how it goes when we lather him up tomorrow.”
Well, he ended up being listed as not practicing. That isn’t a false listing because the team wasn’t having a full practice. It’s more of an estimation that says had the Raiders been practicing full, he would not have been out there.
As for the Jets, they appear to have had a full practice and at least their Wednesday injury report is quite lengthy. As always, it will matter more whether all these same players are missing or limited on Thursday as often times Wednesday is a rest day.
