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Raiders coach Jon Gruden did not say who would start as a defender on Saturday night.
Derek Carr trained for the third consecutive day and Gruden said on Thursday that he is “optimistic” about Carr’s chances of playing, despite the groin injury he suffered against Chargers in week 15. That optimism seems to point in the direction of Carr receiving the nod. , but Gruden did his best to keep Marcus Mariota at stake.
“I am not going to let the cat out of the bag. . . both defenders got ready to play, ”Gruden said, via Vic Tafur of TheAthletic.com.
The Raiders have little hope of playoffs in their game against the Dolphins and it looks like we will have to wait until Saturday to find out which quarterback will try to keep them alive.