OAKLAND -- Raiders coach Jon Gruden held most regulars out of last week’s preseason game with the L.A. Rams. It made sense, considering those two teams will meet in the regular-season opener.
They also had Friday’s preseason game against Green Bay to let starters loose. Gruden said his first units should work into the second quarter against the Packers -- that’s still less than average for the third exhibition -- and get the only extended stretch of the preseason.
They won’t do so against Green Bay’s best. NFL Network reports that quarterback Aaron Rodgers and several starters won’t play the Raiders.