ALAMEDA – Austin Howard hoped to participate in latter parts of this Raiders offseason program. A few OTA sessions and the team’s three-day minicamp would’ve given the talented right tackle some positive momentum heading into training camp, but that will have to wait.
Howard’s shoulder isn’t quite ready. He had offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum and ailing joint that plagued him most of the 2016 campaign, and wasn’t cleared to practice by doctors following an exam early last week. Torn labrums take time to completely heal.
Howard’s goal is to return in time for the start of training camp, but that isn’t guaranteed.