Last Sunday Robert Spillane played through a knee injury he suffered on the team’s first drive. At the time he injured it, it looked pretty serious. Enough so that Spillane needed to be helped off the field, putting no weight on his right knee.
Much to the surprise of his coaches, Spillane came back in for the next drive and played the rest of the way. But that didn’t mean he was necessarily out of the woods.
Robert Spillane injury update
Spillane missed all week of practices and Antonio Pierce said he will be a game time decision, adding “knowing Robert, he’ll play.”
That’s a vote of confidence, but far from a certainly. Because there’s only so much mind over matter a player can have. Many times you can’t just decide an injury doesn’t exist and tough it out.
Raiders LB depth chart
Next man up if Spillane is unable to go is rookie Tommy Eichenberg, who they drafted in the fifth round in part because he reminded them a lot of Spillane.