White’s production through two games has forced the Raiders’ hand.
He reverted back to the team’s practice squad on Monday, leaving him susceptible to be signed by other teams. If the Raiders want to continue playing him, they’ll have to sign him to the active roster after his next elevation. Kubiak said after the game that White “obviously makes us have to make decisions.” Such a decision hasn’t been finalized yet,
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On the flip side, in the midst of a highly-competitive battle for the sixth receiver spot, Ricky White III picked the wrong practice to have an off day. After cooking cornerback Josh Jobe on a vertical route and getting several steps on the defender downfield, Drew Lock delivered a perfect throw, only for the pass to bounce off of the second-year receiver’s hands for an ugly drop instead of a would-be 55-yard touchdown reception. He later dropped another catchable pass on a crossing route, ending a rough afternoon at the office and putting him in a position where he will have to bounce back on Tuesday to stay in the hunt to make the 53.
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