HENDERSON, Nev. -- While Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden is "optimistic" quarterback Derek Carr will be active Saturday against the Miami Dolphins, nine days after he suffered a strained groin, Gruden would not announce who would start at quarterback -- Carr or Marcus Mariota.
"That's my plan, right now, as I sit here," Gruden said Thursday, when asked specifically if Carr, the franchise's all-time leading passer, would be in uniform.
"But, again, these groins are funny. You saw what happened last Thursday night. I mean, he's running to his right and I didn't see him the rest of the game.