The Las Vegas Raiders had a spectacular start to the day Wednesday when it came to health.
All four of their players who started training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list returned to practice, according to multiple reports. They are defensive tackles Johnathan Hankins and Bilal Nichols and cornerback Trayvon Mullen. That is significant news. Receiver Dillon Stoner, a longshot to make the team, also returned.
Had Mullen, Hankins and Nichols not returned to practice by August 23, they would have had to all miss the first four games of the regular season.