Yesterday Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio confirmed that outside linebacker Sio Moore will be competing for playing time as a role player, a bit of a shock considering that he was a starter for much of his first two seasons with the team under Dennis Allen, but ultimately expected after he missed much of the offseason rehabbing from hip surgery. Moore’s demotion coming due to injury rather than due to anything related to his play over his first two seasons with the Raiders.
However when asked about needing to earn playing time by the local media on Thursday, Moore wasn’t in the mood to elaborate on the situation.