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Team Notebook: Oakland Raiders News, Rumors and Injury Updates
 Raiders | W. Joseph visits Aaron Wilson, of the National Football Post, reports free-agent DL William Joseph (Raiders) met with the Oakland Raiders Friday, Nov. 6, according to a source. Raiders | Satele to remain starting center Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders C Samson Satele will remain the team's starting center in Week 10. Raiders | Green to play in Week 10 Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders OT Cornell Green (calf) said he will be ready to play in the team's Week 10 game. Green will practice without limitation starting next week. Raiders | Ellis not ruled out for Week 10 Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders DL Greg Ellis (knee) underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his arthritic knee. Head coach Tom Cable would not rule Ellis out of the team's Week 10 game. Raiders | McFadden expected to return in Week 10 Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders RB Darren McFadden (knee) is expected to return for the team's Week 10 game. Raiders | Gallery likely to start in Week 10 Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders OG Robert Gallery (fibula) will likely return to the starting lineup in Week 10. Raiders | Women's organization believes Cable should be suspended ESPN.com reports Terry O'Neill, president of The National Organization of Women, said in a statement that Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable should be suspended by the NFL and Raiders while they look into allegations of Cable's violent behavior toward women. "The Oakland Raiders, properly, say they are undergoing a 'serious evaluation' of these recent allegations," O'Neill wrote in the e-mail. "At the very least he should be suspended during this process. ... A man who has admitted battering his wife has no business being a role model for all of us who would like to be able to look up to the head coach of an NFL football team." Raiders | Cable talks with Davis The Associated Press reports Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable said he has spoken with Raiders owner Al Davis about his alleged history of violent behavior toward women. Cable said his job status did not come up during the discussion. He plans to coach the team for the rest of the season. Raiders | Could Cable lose job during bye week? Tim Kawakami, of the San Jose Mercury News, speculates Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis may consider firing head coach Tom Cable during the team's bye week. If Cable were fired during the season, assistant coach Paul Hackett or Ted Tollner would take over on an interim basis. Raiders | Gallery may play Week 10 Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders OG Robert Gallery (fibula) may be able to play in Week 10. He is expected to limited during practice this week. Raiders | McFadden may play Week 10 Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders RB Darren McFadden (knee) may be able to play in Week 10. He is expected to limited during practice this week. Raiders | Unlikely to pursue Chambers Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable said the team is unlikely to pursue free-agent WR Chris Chambers (Chargers). "I don't think so at this point with who we have," Cable said. Raiders | To investigate claims against Cable ESPN.com reports the Oakland Raiders will undertake a "serious evaluation" of allegations that head coach Tom Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women. "In conjunction with the league office, we will undertake a serious evaluation of this matter," the team said in a statement Monday, Nov. 2. "We wish to be clear that we do not in any way condone or accept actions such as those alleged. There have been occasions on which we have dismissed Raider employees for having engaged in inappropriate conduct." Cable acknowledged striking his first wife, Sandy Cable, with an open hand in a statement Sunday, Nov. 1. Cable said the altercation happened more than 20 years ago and was the only time he's ever touched a woman inappropriately. Raiders | Schilens expected to return Week 10 CBSSports.com reports Oakland Raiders WR Chaz Schilens (foot) no longer feels pain in his left foot. Schilens is expected to make his regular-season debut Week 10, according to head coach Tom Cable. Raiders | Alston sustained neck strain, concussion Week 8 CBSSports.com reports Oakland Raiders LB Jon Alston (neck, concussion) sustained a neck strain and what head coach Tom Cable described as a "mild concussion" during the team's Week 8 game. The concussion is Alston's second of the season. Raiders | Ellis to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday CBSSports.com reports Oakland Raiders DE Greg Ellis (knee) will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday, Nov. 4. DE Matt Shaughnessy would make his first NFL start Week 10 if Ellis is unable to play. Raiders | Cable expects to remain head coach The Associated Press reports Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable expects to remain the head coach for the team, despite allegations that he assaulted his former wife and girlfriend. Raiders | McFadden improving Jerry McDonald, of the Contra Costa Times, reports Oakland Raiders RB Darren McFadden (knee) went through a workout Monday, Nov. 2, and has been improving. "We went out there today and worked on cuts. I was kind of winded," McFadden said. "That was one of the main things, see if I can get out there and do a little running around and get good footing." He is hoping to return against the Kansas City Chiefs Nov. 15. Raiders | Henderson gives up first sack of season in Week 8 Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders OT Mario Henderson gave up his first sack of the season in Week 8 to San Diego Chargers LB Shawne Merriman. Raiders | Russell still struggling to hit receivers Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell completed just two passes in eight attempts to wide receivers for 16 yards in Week 8. Raiders | Cable reportedly has violent history of abusing women ESPN.com reports two women claim Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women. In separate interview with ESPN's "Outside the Lines," Sandy Cable and Marie Lutz say Cable hit them during relationships dating back more than 20 years. Sandy Cable sought a temporary order of protection in 1989, which said, in part, "On two occasions, one back in '86 and the other in '88, he hit me. The second time in the face, however on attempts to call law enforcement, my husband would rip the phone out of the wall." Lutz, who dated Tom Cable as recently as January of 2009, said she remembers Cable hitting her "three, four times." Raiders | Five injured Week 8 CBSSports.com reports Oakland Raiders FB Luke Lawton (cramps), CB Chris X. Johnson (groin), DT Tommy Kelly (elbow), DT Gerard Warren (toe) and LB Jon Alston (shoulder) suffered injuries during the team's Week 8 game. Raiders | Russell throws for 109 yards Week 8 The Associated Press reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell was 14-for-22 for 109 yards with an interception Week 8 against the San Diego Chargers. He was sacked five times in the game. Raiders | Week 8 Inactives The Oakland Raiders have declared QB Charlie Frye, WR Chaz Schilens, OT Cornell Green, RB Darren McFadden, WR Nick Miller, LB Ricky Brown, OG Robert Gallery, TE Tony Stewart inactive for Week 8. Raiders | Russell starting to show some accountability Paul Gutierrez, of The Sacramento Bee, reports Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell started to show some accountability last week, as opposed to previous post game acts when he refused to take full responsibility for interceptions, fumbles and other miscues. Russell started showing up earlier for team workouts during the week. Raiders | Gallery limited Friday, questionable for Week 8 Oakland Raiders OG Robert Gallery (fibula) was limited during the team's practice Friday, Oct. 30. He is listed as questionable for Week 8, but he might not play in the game. Raiders | Ellis misses practice Friday Oakland Raiders DE Greg Ellis (knee) missed the team's practice Friday, Oct. 30. He is listed as questionable for Week 8, but he will play. Raiders | Stewart misses practice Friday Oakland Raiders TE Tony Stewart (chest) missed the team's practice Friday, Oct. 30. He is listed as doubtful for Week 8 and it does not appear he will play. Raiders | Schilens misses practice Friday Oakland Raiders WR Chaz Schilens (foot) missed the team's practice Friday, Oct. 30. He is listed as doubtful for Week 8 and will not play. Raiders | Warren practices Friday Oakland Raiders DT Gerard Warren (ribs) practiced Friday, Oct. 30. He is listed as probable for Week 8 and will play. Raiders | Gradkowski practices Friday Oakland Raiders QB Bruce Gradkowski (illness) practiced Friday, Oct. 30. He is listed as probable for Week 8 and will be available. Raiders | Two practice Friday, should start Week 8 Oakland Raiders WR Louis Murphy (hip) and CB Chris X. Johnson (groin) practiced Friday, Oct. 30. Both players are listed as probable for Week 8 and should start. Raiders | Three miss practice, out for Week 8 Oakland Raiders WR Nick Miller (shin), OT Cornell Green (calf) and LB Ricky Brown (ankle) missed the team's practice Friday, Oct. 30, and all three players are out for Week 8. Raiders | McFadden misses practice Friday Oakland Raiders RB Darren McFadden (knee) missed the team's practice Friday, Oct. 30, and is out for Week 8. He did some jogging and he should be getting close to returning. Raiders | Four practice in full Friday Oakland Raiders QB Bruce Gradkowski (illness), CB Chris X. Johnson (groin), WR Louis Murphy (hip) and DL Gerard Warren (ribs) practiced in full Friday, Oct. 30, and are probable for Week 8. Raiders | Stewart misses practice Friday Oakland Raiders TE Tony Stewart (chest) did not practice Friday, Oct. 30, and is questionable for Week 8. Raiders | Gallery limited Friday Oakland Raiders OG Robert Gallery (fibula) was limited in practice Friday, Oct. 30, and is questionable for Week 8. Raiders | Ellis misses practice Friday Oakland Raiders DL Greg Ellis (knee) did not practice Friday, Oct. 30, and is questionable for Week 8. Raiders | Schilens misses practice Friday Oakland Raiders WR Chaz Schilens (foot) did not practice Friday, Oct. 30, and is listed as doubtful for Week 8. Raiders | McFadden does some work Friday Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders RB Darren McFadden (knee) did some light jogging and agility work on a side field during the media-access portion of practice Friday, Oct. 30. Raiders | Two unable to finish practice Thursday Oakland Raiders WR Louis Murphy (hip) and CB Chris X. Johnson (groin) were unable to finish the team's practice Thursday, Oct. 29, because of soreness. Both players will be re-evaluated. Raiders | Warren practices Thursday, will play Week 8 Oakland Raiders DT Gerard Warren (ribs) practiced in full Thursday, Oct. 29, and he will play Week 8. Raiders | Ellis misses practice Thursday Oakland Raiders DE Greg Ellis (knee) missed the team's practice Thursday, Oct. 29, but he will probably play Week 8. Raiders | Gradkowski misses practice Thursday Oakland Raiders QB Bruce Gradkowski (illness) missed the team's practice Thursday, Oct. 29. He will be re-evaluated Friday, Oct. 30. Raiders | Ekejiuba practices Thursday, will play Week 8 Oakland Raiders LB Isaiah Ekejiuba (illness) practiced without limits Thursday, Oct. 29, and he will play Week 8. |
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