HENDERSON, Nev. -- The play seemed innocent enough, Divine Deablo combining with Denzel Perryman to bring down Travis Etienne Jr. after a 7-yard run on the Las Vegas Raiders' second defensive snap in Jacksonville last Nov. 6.
But Deablo's right forearm had been caught between Etienne's and Perryman's helmets on the play and, after being helped off the field, Deablo would not return. And not for just the game, but the entire season. One in which the linebacker was not only leading the Raiders in tackles at the time with 74, but he was also tied for eighth in the NFL.