We should get the official word on all Raiders players who will not be practicing to start camp on Wednesday before they take the field. But as of now, we know at least one — Rookie Jackson Powers-Johnson.
The #Patriots will start RB Antonio Gibson on the NFI list, while Kendrick Bourne and Cole Strange will start on PUP. Jackson Powers-Johnson (#Raiders) starts on PUP.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 23, 2024
The second round pick is dealing with a hamstring injury he suffered in senior bowl practices as well as a supposed shoulder issue that had him miss much of offseason practices.
Powers-Johnson participated some in rookie minicamp and was lining up at left guard. While he suited up for mandatory minicamp in June, he saw only limited action while veteran Cody Whitehair took all the snaps at left guard with the first team.
The rookie’s participation at all in minicamp would seem to indicate that they didn’t think the injury was serious. However, if that were the case, you’d expect he would be ready to go for the start of camp. At least if that were still the injury he was dealing with. For that reason, the Raiders sitting him down for the start of camp isn’t great news.
That being said, there’s a lot of time left. For now he still counts on the 90-man roster and no move would need to be made until the cutdown date on August 27. If he is still not ready, they could place him on injured reserve which would have him out at least the first four games of the season.
But let’s cross that bridge when we come to it.