BALTIMORE – Raiders head coach Jon Gruden believed Jordy Nelson would be able to play Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, but he wasn’t sure how much time the receiver would see.
Quite a lot, it turns out.
Nelson plays 52 of 58 offensive snaps in a 34-17 loss to the Ravens, but didn’t have much to show for it. He was targeted once and didn’t have a catch despite all that time on the field, and lost two yards on an end around.
The veteran looked a smidge slow upon return from a bone bruise on his knee, which kept him out of last week’s win at Arizona.