Menelik Watson and Austin Howard will battle for the starting right tackle job again, but not until they make returns from injury.
Raiders coach Jack Del Rio told reporters Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings in Boca Raton,, Fla., that Watson has a chance to be ready when the team’s offseason program starts April 18, but Howard will miss at least the beginning.
Watson ruptured his Achilles last preseason and spent the year on injured reserve. Howard played well while starting the first 13 games at right tackle, but a knee injury led to him finishing the season on IR as well.