Raiders Prepared to be Reliant on Practice Squad Again

The Las Vegas Raiders will be determining who makes up their practice squad these next few days.

From the outside, the concept can often be overlooked by the average fan, but for teams, it can sometimes make the difference in your season.

The Raiders had to look to their practice squad many times over the course of last season as injuries plagued a number of players higher up on the depth chart.

"The practice squad is really an extension of the roster to us because based on the rules the way they are now and the ability to elevate players at a given time based on how many times you’ve done it, and so on, and so forth," Raiders Coach Josh McDaniels said when he addressed the media after Las Vegas' preseason loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday. "The practice squad can absolutely be an extension of our roster, which is the way we used it last year. There were a number of guys who were on the practice squad who came up and played very meaningful snaps for us.

"There’s a lot that goes into that. We’d love for our practice squad to be filled with guys who we feel have the traits and the skills that we think will eventually lead them to the roster, whether that be through injury or just development. We have a lot of guys who can fit into that category, there’s no question about it. The tougher the decisions, the better your football team. I’m hoping the decisions are tougher."

The Silver and Black open the regular season at the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT.

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