Overview
- The Raiders placed Jack Bech on a return-to-practice designation this week, allowing him to resume team practices after a forearm injury sustained in Week 3.
- Bech’s return starts a 21-day window during which the team must either activate him to the 53-man roster or keep him on injured reserve for the rest of the year.
- Dont'e Thornton has practiced for several weeks but has not been activated because coaches say conditioning is the primary concern after he missed all of training camp.
- Head coach Klint Kubiak said the team has a near-term deadline to decide on Thornton’s status and that failing to activate him by that point would end his season.
- The Raiders’ decisions will shape Week 8 roster availability at the Jets and affect playing time and development opportunities for younger receivers on the depth chart.