Oakland Raiders will be in trouble without Gabe Jackson
By Daniel Davis
During their joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday, the Oakland Raiders saw their starting right guard go down with an injury.
If the Oakland Raiders are going to do anything of significance this season, they are going to need their starting offensive line in tact. Last season, the Raiders suffered injuries up and down the offensive line, leading to Derek Carr getting sacked a career-high 51 times.
On Thursday, the Raiders once again held a joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams, who are fresh off a spot in the Super Bowl last season. While the two-day event had been going well, the Raiders suffered what could end up being a catastrophic injury to one of the key pieces of their offensive line.
Michael Gehlken, a beat writer for the Las Vegas Review, tweeted Gabe Jackson was carted off the field with a leg injury. Remember, this is a guy whose season ended on the IR in 2018, after suffering an injury to his elbow.
If this is a long-term injury, it will have a devastating impact on the Raiders offensive line.
A worrisome situation developing in Napa. Raiders RG Gabe Jackson struggling to put pressure on one of his legs. GM Mike Mayock, QB Derek Carr among those checking on him. He’ll be carted off.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) August 8, 2019
Not only will we see that, but the Hard Knocks crew has been working hard on marketing the show as nearly 900,000 viewers watched the season premiere. Jackson was an anchor to the offensive line last year playing over 850 snaps, only having five penalties, and allowing five sacks in 15 games.
The Raiders offensive line huddled around Gabe Jackson when the injury happened, Gehlken tweeted.
Injury happened in a team period. Entire Raiders offensive line gathered around RG Gabe Jackson before cart drove him away for further evaluation.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) August 8, 2019
Let’s hope this team can get everyone up and running by the stat of the season so we can see what Josh Jacobs, Antonio Brown, Tyrell Williams, Trent Brown, and Derek Carr can do together. The team spent the offseason adding these quality pieces to the offense around Carr, who is entering his sixth season as the starting quarterback.
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After the injury, Jordan Devey and Denver Kirkland took some turns with the first-team offense. Hopefully, Jackson’s injury will not be something that lingers, as the team is already without the traded Kelechi Osemele, and will have to wait while Richie Incognito serves a two-game suspension to start the season.