Raiders’ cornerback Nate Hobbs practicing after taking softball to face
Jul 31, 2023, 11:45 AM | Updated: 11:45 am
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 08: Tutu Atwell #15 of the Los Angeles Rams carries the ball against v at SoFi Stadium on December 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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When the Las Vegas Raiders kicked off training camp last week, one player, Nate Hobbs, was missing.
The Raiders cornerback missed the first four practices of training after he took a softball to the face during a charity event. Hobbs returned to the field in a red, no-contact jersey on Monday, July 31.
The injury was never thought to be serious.
“We were talking about needing to show him how to catch those things in the indoor facility at night. We’ve had a couple of jokes about that. But no, he’s doing fine,” coach Josh McDaniels said over the weekend.”
#Raiders CB Nate Hobbs, who took a softball off the face in a charity game and missed the first four practices of camp, was suited up…in a red non-contact jersey. He fielded punts, while wearing a helmet, to end practice.
— Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezESPN) July 31, 2023
Speaking to reporters on the first day of camp, defensive end Maxx Crosby joked about how Nate Hobbs “in like two innings, he ran through the fence, he hit a home run, did a backflip, and then took a pop fly off the top of his head all in the matter of like 10 minutes.”
The 24-year-old cornerback is heading into his third year with the Silver & Black and is expected to be one of the team’s starting corners heading into the 2023 season.
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