Unless Marshawn Lynch has a Christmas gift in mind for his hometown fans, he’s likely played his last game in Oakland as a Raider.
Lynch was placed on injured reserve with a groin injury Monday, just a few hours after the Raiders traded wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys for a first-round draft pick.
Players on injured reserves are out a minimum of six weeks, then have two weeks of practice time before being eligible to play in a game. That means the earliest the Lynch could see the field this season for the Raiders is on Christmas Eve in the Raiders’ regular-season home finale against the Denver Broncos.