CSN Bay Area · Aug 21, 2018
Jon Gruden, Raiders seeking solid third option behind Amari Cooper, Jordy Nelson
Raiders wide receiver Jordy Nelson looks ahead to Green Bay returnALAMEDA -- Amari Cooper and Jordy Nelson are locked into the Raiders starting lineup. They have been both dynamic and steady during training camp.
Receivers behind them on the depth chart haven’t been so strong.
Head coach Jon Gruden wants better from those guys.
“Hopefully someone can step up and will clearly emerge as the third receiver,” Gruden said Monday after practice. “… We need somebody to step up in that room this week.”
The Raiders will run a game-like practice week heading into Friday’s exhibition against the Green Bay Packers, and regulars will play an extended stretch.
