Raiders RT Menelik Watson announced via his Twitter account Sunday night that he suffered a torn Achilles during the team’s third preseason game and will subsequently miss the entire 2015 season.
Ruptured Achilles' tendon… I Will be back stronger than ever that's a promise. Main thing is supporting the team right now. #RaiderNation
— Menelik Watson (@MenelikWatson) August 31, 2015
Raiders HC Jack Del Rio told NBC’s Michele Tafoya that it didn’t look good during the broadcast, so it was clear that he may have season-ending injury.
Watson, 26, is a former second-round pick of the Raiders and was competing for the starting right tackle job this summer. Oakland will likely turn to Austin Howard at right tackle now that Watson is done for the year.
He has two years remaining on his four-year, $4.15 million rookie contract that included $2.895 million guaranteed.
In 2014, Watson appeared in 12 games for the Raiders and was rated by Pro Football Focus as the No. 71 offensive tackle out of 84 qualifying players.
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