Raiders may lose Chandler Jones, Denzel Perryman for remainder of season
Dec 27, 2022, 8:32 AM
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 24: Pat Freiermuth #88 of the Pittsburgh Steelers makes a catch as Chandler Jones #55 of the Las Vegas Raiders defends during the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium on December 24, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
(Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
The two defensive players who went down with injuries in the Las Vegas Raiders’ Christmas Eve 13-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers may not return this season.
Linebacker Denzel Perryman and defensive end Chandler Jones both left the game early because of a shoulder injury and an elbow injury, respectively. On Monday, coach Josh McDaniels provided an update on two defensive players.
“No update other than they both, I’d say, incurred some injuries that could affect their ability to play again this year,” McDaniels said. “We don’t have all the things we need in terms of imaging and those kinds of things. So, that’s all being done today, and we’ll have more information obviously after this afternoon.”
McDaniels went on to say there is a bigger conversation to be had about playing guys with injuries to close out the season.
“There’s a lot of things that could go into this, so I’m not going to get up here and prognosticate everything at this point,” McDaniels said. “Like I said, we’re going to get in here and coach the game and correct that, and then I think in due time make the right decisions hopefully to protect those guys that we should protect relative to health, and then also do the right thing for the organization as we go forward.”
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