Louis Murphy missed the morning practice session with a concussion after being kneed in the head by teammate Nnamdi Asomugha on Friday. The wide receiver position was not one of strength coming into camp, so having two injuries there in the opening week is the last thing the Raiders need.
At one point, Darrius Heyward-Bey was getting some work on the sidelines leaving Todd Watkins and Jacoby Ford as the first team wide receivers. Tom Cable brushed off the significance by saying that it helps the young guys by getting them more repetitions.
That works for now, but it does reveal a startling lack of depth. It also shows how far Johnnie Lee Higgins‘s stock has fallen, in that he is not in the top 5 at receiver.
Murphy is expected to be out no more than a day or two, he only needs to pass some tests to comply with the NFL’s concussion policy. Schilens’s foot is being “monitored” and its on a session by session basis.
In good news on the wide receiver front, Heyward-Bey is continuing his strong offseason, and has been making plays. He has been more physical in attacking the ball instead of letting the ball come to him, as he had during his disappointing rookie campaign.
More to come…
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