BOCA RATON, Fla. – Menelik Watson ruptured an Achilles’ tendon in the Oakland Raiders’ third preseason game last summer.
Austin Howard suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 14.
And while the two should compete at right tackle this season, at least one of them will miss the start of the Raiders’ offseason training program when it begins April 18, coach Jack Del Rio said at the NFL owners meetings on Tuesday.
“When the program begins, we know that Austin will not begin, but I think Menelik has a chance to be there,” Del Rio said.