Raiders make MULTIPLE moves... SHOCKING Raiders Injury Updates | Raiders News

So yesterday I made a video about the Raiders making two moves and then today they made two more moves. Now the moves that they made yesterday was that they cut Cody White and then he was back on the practice field this morning. And the tight end that they made room for that was Carter Runyon and today he was let go. And then today they re-signed Cody White. So two moves undone. In 24 hours, but the reason these moves have huge implications on this team is because of what is about to happen and some updates that we got from practice today. This team is heading into this weekend four and four to play the six and one 49ers. But here's the other thing. The 49ers receiving room is falling apart this week and we're going to get into all these updates and their own GM just confirmed that. And if you line up both injury reports, which I'll get into in this video, this game looks like it could be a lot closer than a 4-4 team versus a 6-1 team. Let's start with Cody White. He got called up to the active roster on September 29th, and he scored touchdowns on his first three catches. Then it dried up. Three touchdowns, but only eight catches for 112 yards all season. He's sixth on the team in targets with 19. So then on Wednesday, they let him go and a lot of Raiders fans were confused. But, you know, like I said in my video yesterday, it was that it was not enough production, I guess. Now, before we go any further, if you guys are enjoying the daily content on everything that's happening with the Las Vegas Raiders, make sure to go down below, hit that free subscribe button so you can stay up to date with everything that's happening with the Raiders. And thank you so much for the support here on the channel. We just reached 3000 subscribers and we're well on our way to our goal of 5,000. Thank you so much for the support. Now let's get back into all the updates. So White's roster spot yesterday went to Carter Runyon, a tight end who's been on the IR since August 30th with an undisclosed injury. Runyon had one catch for three yards in 2023, and he wasn't on the tight end depth chart behind Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer, and Ian Thomas. I guess this was just a paper transaction, as they call it, because 24 hours later, Runyon is now on waivers. White is is back and signed as a free agent. And nobody from the team's really explained it, so I guess it was just a paper transaction. But there might actually be a deeper reason as to why he was signed back. And that comes in Thursday's injury report. It had a new name on it, Deontay Thornton Jr. He is now limited with a back injury, and he was not on Wednesday's injury report. And behind Trey Tucker's 474 yards, this receiver room is... Jalen Naylor is next with 113, and then right behind him is Cody White with 112. So if Thornton does have this back injury and he's not able to go, you don't sign some random free agent. You go to a guy who actually did give you some really good looks and some good minutes this season. The same guy who got you three touchdowns before you let him go. And that move yesterday was kind of weird because Runyon was the fourth tight end on this team where Bowers and Mayer have 104 targets between them. That's, you know, the easiest spot on the roster to give back, right? You don't need him on the team. But if we're talking some updates and injury reports and all that fun stuff, we got some big ones today and the sixth receiver isn't the Raiders. Biggest problem heading into this week. Let's start with the good news first. I like to give you guys good news, right? So Darian Porter is back at practice. He hurt his groin on the very first play he was involved in against the Jets on Sunday. He did not practice on Wednesday. But he was limited Thursday. So Kubiak calls him day to day and says that he is making progress. Tonka Hemingway only played 13 defensive snaps against the Jets because of a stinger. This week, he has no designation at all. Now, the other one to watch is Thomas Booker. He was limited on Wednesday with an ankle, and then he didn't practice at all on Thursday. And on a defensive line that could use any and every body it has, especially in a game of this magnitude on this weekend. All of this matters. Now, on the other side of things, Wednesday's 49ers injury report had 14 names on it and a few notable ones. The two that matter the most were Mike Evans with a ribs and an Achilles designation and Debo Samuel with a hamstring injury. Neither practice Wednesday or. Thursday. Then John Lynch went on the radio today and said that it's likely Evans and Debo will not be available for the game on Sunday. Those two have 626 receiving yards and six touchdowns between the two of them this season. That is a lot of offense that they just took off the field for this game Sunday. And it somehow got worse for them. Christian Kirk. Was limited on Wednesday, but he did not practice at all on Thursday with a knee injury. But there are still a few players to watch, like, for example, George Kittle. 46 targets, 425 yards, and 5 touchdowns. All team highs. And Christian McCaffrey didn't practice Wednesday, then he was back as limited on Thursday. He has 389 rushing yards this season and 8 rushing touchdowns. Nick Bosa is back practicing, and Trent Williams was a full participant on Thursday. Thursday, and they're 6-1 for a reason over there. Those two players are a big part of that as well. Here's the problem with that, though. Even a 49ers team that's missing its receivers might not need them against a defense that is this bad. Per Sleeper Raiders, the Raiders are 30th in yards allowed per game at 381, and 32nd dead last in yards allowed per play at 6.1. They give up 28.8 points, a game that is 31st in the league, and it starts up front. Their defensive line is 29th in run stop win rate and 27th in pass rush win rate. Now think about who's actually back at practice for the 49ers. Christian McCaffrey against the 29th ranked run stopping line in football. And even after the 38-33 win against the Jets, defensive coordinator Rob Leonard said, it wasn't pretty and there's a lot that we have to fix. And against the Jets, you can win a shootout game, right? But at Levi's Stadium, it's going to be a different story. So if the Raiders can somehow win this game, where does it come from? Well, a feel good story as well is Dylan Lobbie and three kick returns against the Jets for 144 yards, a 48 yard average and a touchdown that 95 yard return flipped a 13 to 7 deficit into a 14 to 13 lead. It was the first kickoff return touchdown in the NFL this season and the Raiders first. Since 2011 and just announced it actually won him the AFC special teams player of the week. He's the first Raider to win that since Daniel Carlson in 2021 and the first non kicker since Max Crosby in 2020. Another factor as to how they can win Brock. Bowers ladies and gentlemen he leads every tight end in the NFL with 547 receiving yards and he's tied for first with five touchdowns and 292 of those yards came lined up outside like a receiver. Now again look back at the injury report from San Francisco cornerbacks Nate Hobbs and Upton Stout safeties Marquise Siegel and Siren Neal four defensive backs all on it. So let's say they want to put Bowers out wide again and make that secondary deal with him. And now White is back as another option. That could be a recipe for success. So to put a bow on this, Cody White probably should have never been let go. And the receiver room needed somebody in the door because of Thornton Jr.'s injury. And Runyan just is a guy that they could afford to lose right now. The 49ers are likely without Evans and Debo this weekend. And still, the Raiders are not the odds favorite because of that defense If Porter ends up playing, and let's say Christian McCaffrey has a tough game, which they're going to be relying on him. I could see an avenue to winning this game. I've seen crazier things. I think that they could possibly win this game. But what do you guys think? And thank you so much for the support on the channel, guys. Let me know in the comments how you feel. And I love all the comments. Do you think it's a win or loss on Sunday? Drop a W or an L in the comments below. Let me know how you feel about this game coming up this weekend. And I'll be back tomorrow for the final injury report. And I'm sure we're going to get some other tidbits. Heading into this weekend. But guys, my name is Darius Dominguez. This is Raiders Digest. And I'll see you in the next video.