LB Nick Kwiatkoski Placed on COVID-19 List
Just as the Las Vegas Raiders thought they were fighting on their last thread, they just lost their best linebacker to COVID-19.
On Wednesday, the Raiders announced that linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski has been placed on the COVID-19 list.
That's a huge blow for the Silver and Black, as Kwiatkoski has been a consistent high point of their defense. He is also the play-caller for the Raiders defense.
Kwiatkoski is placed on the COVID-19 list just as cornerback Isaiah Johnson was taken off the list.
Currently, rookie wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, cornerback Daryl Worley and safety Erik Harris remain on the COVID-19 list.
Since Nov. 4, the Raiders have gone only one day without at least one player on the COVID-19 list.
Probable linebacker starters on Saturday are between Cory Littleton, Raekwon McMillian and Nicholas Morrow.
Morrow however did not participate in practice yesterday.
The Raiders have struggled to manage COVID-19 this season.
To date, the Raiders have racked up $1.185 million in fines for breaching COVID-19 protocol and policies.
Las Vegas has also been stripped of its 2021 sixth-round draft choise due to multiple offenses of the COVID-19 league policy.
At this time, the NFL has maintained that they will not jump the ship and take COVID-19 vaccines from those who need it, such as front-line workers and those that are immunocompromised.
It looks like for the rest of the season, the COVID-19 policy the NFL has run under will remain intact.
Only time will tell if Kwiatkoski played his last game this season depending on if returns or not next week against the Denver Broncos.
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