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Raiders defense wary of Titans’ Delanie Walker, other tight ends

Niners fans aren’t the only ones who miss tight end Delanie Walker. Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio wishes Walker were still in Santa Clara and not in Tennessee waiting for his linebackers to arrive Sunday.

“Why is he not still across the bay?” Del Rio asked before practice Wednesday. “The guy’s a good player, man. He’s one of these guys that can be a mismatch in the secondary. He’s big enough to cause problems for safeties, and he’s fast enough to cause problems for linebackers.

“It’s hard to put a corner on him all the time.