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The Raiders have placed 25-year old WR/KR Jonathan Holland on the Injured Reserve List ending his season with a ankle injury. He didn’t catch any passes in his first two years in the NFL. In 17 games (0 starts) in his two years with the Raiders he has returned 28 kickoffs for 550 yards (19.6 avg). This is not much of a loss for the Raiders as they weren’t counting on Holland in 2010.
27-year old QB Bruce Gradkowski tore a pectoral muscle lifting weights this past Wednesday and he will have surgery today. He played in 7 games for the Raiders last season and he completed 82 of 150 passes (54.7%) for 1,007 yards with 6 TD passes and 3 INTs (80.6 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 18 times for 108 yards (6.0 ypc) last season. Gradkowski will miss quite a while but he should be ready for the 2010 season for the Raiders.
The Raiders have placed 22-year old OLB Slade Norris and 22-year old KR Nick Miller on I.R. Norris was the Raiders’ 4th round pick out of Oregon State last April in the draft. He played in 4 games and made a whopping 2 tackles this year. Miller was injured in the pre-season but the Raiders didn’t know that he had a fractured tibia.
Starting QB Bruce Gradkowski tore his MCL in both knees ending his 2009 season. Gradkowski played in 7 games this season for the Raiders and he completed 82 of 150 passes (54.7%) for 1,007 yards with 6 TD passes and 3 INTs (80.6 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 18 times for 108 yards (6.0 ypc). This is a huge injury for the Raiders as Gradkowski inspired the team to play better when he was on the field.
The Raiders will be without starting guard Robert Gallery indefinitely due to a back injury. Gallery has played in 6 games (6 starts) for the Raiders this season. He has now played in 80 games (79 starts) in his six year NFL career. Gallery will be missed as he has been a good player since moving inside to guard.
UPDATE: Gallery is now out for the rest of the season for the Raiders and he will need some type of surgery to fix his back.