Darren McFadden Fine After Reinjuring His Ankle

Raiders HC Dennis Allen expects RB Darren McFadden to be fine after he re-injured his right ankle against the Broncos, per Steve Corkan.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Cole reported that McFadden’s ankle was only “tweaked”, and that he will probably be ready to play against the Chiefs on Week 15. The Raiders will probably share McFadden workload with RB Marcel Reece if he’s able to play, because there’s the risk of another re-injury.

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Raiders running back Darren McFadden was a full participate in practice Wednesday and is listed as probable for Thursday night’s game against the Broncos, per Jerry McDonald.

McFadden has been out since Week 9 and with backup Marcel Reece battling a hamstring and quad injury, McFadden could see a fairly large workload. This could be good timing for McFadden to come back as he’ll haveย  McFadden will certainly have his work cut out for him Thursday night as the Broncos rank 7th against the run, giving up 96.4 yards per game.

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