Raiders promote Atkinson from practice squad

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have promoted running back George Atkinson III from the practice squad and placed cornerback Carlos Rogers on

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have promoted running back George Atkinson III from the practice squad and placed cornerback Carlos Rogers on season-ending injured reserve.

Atkinson is the son of former hard-hitting Oakland defensive back George Atkinson Jr. He was added to the roster Saturday and will be eligible to play Sunday in St. Louis against the Rams as a returner and backup running back with Latavius Murray out with a concussion.

Rogers has missed the past four weeks with a knee injury. He signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract in the offseason and will be eligible to be a free agent again next year.

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