Raiders’ Wide Receiver Davante Adams Suffers Injury in Joint Practice with 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers and the Las Vegas Raiders have held joint practices ahead of their preseason matchup and it appears that the latter will suffer the loss of wide receiver Davante Adams for an indefinite period.

According to the Boston Globe report, Adams was tackled by linebacker Oren Burk after executing a slant route and catching Jimmy Garoppolo’s pitch; the WR walked with a visible limp to the sidelines.

At the end of practice, Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels told ESPN that he does not consider the injury to the six-time Pro Bowl guest to be serious. The game against the Niners will be on Sunday at 16:00 ET.

“I don’t think it was too serious, it was a direct play,” the Raiders coach said.

Adams caught 100 passes for 1,516 yards with 14 touchdowns in his first year with the Raiders. The Las Vegas team acquired him in a trade with the Green Bay Packers in which they handed over first-round and second-round picks in the 2022 Draft. Now, with Jimmy Garoppolo behind center in place of Derek Carr, the veteran WR hopes to improve. their numbers.

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2023-08-11 20:00:51
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