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Injury Report: Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Injury report update of the Oakland Raiders and the San Diego Chargers ahead of their Week 5 matchup.

A quarter of the way through the season, injuries are starting to pile up. The Oakland Raiders placed two more players — Lee Smith and Ben Heeney — on injured reserve following Week 4, bringing the IR total to six.

The Chargers recently placed star cornerback Jason Verrett on injured reserve with a torn ACL — their second major injury of the year, with wide receiver Keenan Allen being the other. San Diego now has 14 players on injured reserve.

Let’s take a look at the first injury report of the week for both teams.

Position	Player	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
S	Nate Allen	Quad	Did not part.	–	–	–
T	Austin Howard	Ankle	Limited	–	–	–
RB	Taiwan Jones	Knee	Limited	–	–	–
T	Matt McCants	Knee	Limited	–	–	–
RB	Latavius Murray	Toe	Did not part.	–	–	–
LB	Malcolm Smith	Quad	Did not part.	–	–	–
TE	Clive Walford	Knee	Did not part.	–	–	–
T	Menelik Watson	Calf	Did not part.	–	–	–

Allen, Latavius, Malcolm, Walford and Menelik all did not participate. Four of the five are starters, which is certainly notable.

Adam Schefter tweeted that Murray is doubtful for Sunday. So this is definitely something to monitor.

Howard, Jones and McCants all returned to practice, albeit with limited participation. Howard will be the player to watch here, as if he’s able to go, he’ll likely be called upon to start at right tackle.

Here’s a look at the Chargers injury report:

Position	Player	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
S	Jahleel Addae	Collarbone	Did not part.	–	–	–
LB	Nick Dzubnar	Knee	Did not part.	–	–	–
CB	Brandon Flowers	Concussion	Did not part.	–	–	–
CB	Jason Verrett	Knee	Did not part.	–	–	–
T	Joe Barksdale	Foot	Limited	–	–	–
T	King Dunlap	Illness	Limited	–	–	–
G	Orlando Franklin	Knee	Limited	–	–	–
TE	Antonio Gates	Hamstring	Limited	–	–	–
T	Chris Hairston	Groin	Limited	–	–	–
LB	Joshua Perry	Knee	Limited	–	–	–
LB	Denzel Perryman	Shoulder	Limited	–	–	–
DE	Joey Bosa	Hamstring	Full	–	–	–

That’s a big list. Flowers, Barksdale, Dunlap, Franklin, Gates, Perry, Perryman and Bosa are all notable names. Most of that group was limited in practice, but San Diego being without any of them on Sunday would be good news for the Raiders.