The Las Vegas Raiders have lost another starter of the year. Defensive lineman Gerald McCoy will be out with a knee injury in Week 1 for the remainder of the season, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
McCoy, 33, left the team’s Week 1 game against the Baltimore Ravens without returning. Head coach Jon Gruden told reporters Tuesday he believed the injury was long term. McCoy will reportedly not be out for the season.
The Raiders will replace McCoy with defensive lineman Damion Square. McCoy is the second starter to suffer an end-of-season injury in Week 1. The first is Guardian Denzelle Good.
“The loss of McCoy is a huge loss to our leadership network and our D-Line,” said Gruden.
Edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue (thigh) and quarterback Marcus Mariota are also likely to miss a lot of time with injuries.
The Raiders will travel to Heinz Field this Sunday to play against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2. The Steelers have a clean injury report after week 1.
Noah Strackbein is a publisher at AllSteelers. Follow Noah on Twitter @NoahStrack and AllSteelers @si_steelers.
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