OAKLAND – Raiders linebacker Sio Moore returned to practice last week after a long layoff. While he didn’t do much during practice periods open to the press, he was healthy enough to play 10 snaps on special teams during Sunday’s 30-23 exhibition loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
On defense, however, Moore was glued to the bench. The third-year pro didn’t take a single snap at linebacker.
Head coach Jack Del Rio said last week that Moore was “competing to be a role player” upon his return from injury, a significant statement about someone with 22 starts in two NFL seasons.