Raiders TE Clive Walford returns to practice

Oakland Raiders tight end Clive Walford finally returns to practice. He missed all but two days of training camp and all of the preseason with a hamstring injury. Walford was pushing Mychal Rivera for the starting job before the injury. He expressed his frustration with the injury but is happy to be back and ready to go. "I feel good," Walford said, "and I'll be ready … It was a really long process, and it felt good to finally be out there with my teammates. I'm 100 percent and ready to go … It was a little frustrating because I wanted to come back a littler earlier, before the preseason ended, but I had to sit out unfortunately. I'm happy to be back at this point … I'm going to be ready. Whenever they call my number, I'm going to be ready to make a play."

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