ALAMEDA – Trayvon Mullen sat at his locker following Friday’s Raiders practice, poised and ready to play a football game. Never mind that he was strapped to stretcher five days prior, seemingly done for the season.
The Raiders rookie cornerback has bounced back well after taking a shot to the head and neck from teammate Curtis Riley in a 24-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers that sent him to the hospital. He was not diagnosed with a concussion, though he has been dealing with a neck injury and an illness this week.
He has improved to the point that he was taken off the Raiders' injury report Friday and will play a must-win game against the host Denver Broncos on Sunday afternoon.