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Wednesday Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce expressed optimism the Raiders would get back three offensive starters this week — RB Josh Jacobs, LT Kolton Miller, and C Andre James.
Two out of three aint bad.
Thursday saw Miller and James return to the practice field. Jacobs was still not practicing, though there are still two more practices for him to return.
LT Kolton Miller back at practice for #Raiders. Josh Jacobs still missing pic.twitter.com/TDtXfJZSEW
— Levi Damien (@LeviDamien) December 21, 2023
The Chiefs also got their left tackle back. Donovan Smith practiced Thursday.
Missing for the Chiefs were LB Nick Bolton, LB Cam Jones, RB Jerrick McKinnon, WR Kadarious Toney.
Missing for the Raiders Thursday along with Jacobs were DE Maxx Crosby (knee), TE Michael Mayer (toe), G Dylan Parham (illness), and RS DJ Turner (shoulder).
We all know Crosby is going to play. He wouldn’t miss any games, let alone against his favorite QB Patrick Mahomes. We’ll wait and see with everyone else.