Raiders HC Dennis Allen expects RB Darren McFadden to be fine after he re-injured his right ankle against the Broncos, per Steve Corkan.
Coach Dennis Allen said he expects RB Darren McFadden to be fine. McFadden reinjured his right ankle Thursday night.
— Steve Corkran (@CorkOnTheNFL) December 7, 2012
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 officially listed as probable and participated fully in practice. He’s playing.
— Jerry McDonald (@Jerrymcd) December 5, 2012
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 have 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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