Raiders long snapper tears his ACL, so who’s next?

Jon Gruden, among the least of his problems, needs a new long snapper. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)Raiders long snapper Andrew DePaola tore his ACL early in the first quarter of Monday night’s season opener and he will miss the rest of the season, a source told the Bay Area News Group.

DePaola suffered the injury during a Johnny Townsend punt with 6:20 left in the first quarter. After the 55-yard boot, DePaola was examined on the Raiders’ sideline medical table and later ruled out for the game.

Tight end Lee Smith handled long-snapping duties for the majority of Monday’s game without major hiccups (one punt snap drifted over Townsend’s head, but the rookie corralled it). He executed two…