The Raiders have lost a starting offensive lineman in the first quarter of Sunday night’s game with the Cardinals.
Right tackle Menelik Watson injured his ankle and had to be helped back to the locker room shortly after being flagged for holding Alex Okafor on a passing play. The Raiders announced a short time later that he would not return to the game and Michele Tafoya of Sunday Night Football reported from the sideline that Watson was quite emotional while talking to the trainers about his condition.
Austin Howard took over for Watson, who has made 12 starts in two years with the team that made him a second-round pick in 2013.