On the first day after the first game that the Raiders have played without long-time owner Al Davis, the last player drafted by Al Davis can now prepare for his first game with the team.
Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s five-game suspension has ended, and he may practice with the team and play in the Raiders’ games.
The Raiders have received a one-game roster exemption, allowing Pryor to practice with the team. If/when the team activates Pryor, the exemption will expire.
Pryor has been permitted to work out at the team’s facility and participate in meetings.
The suspension (which the league resisted calling a suspension, even though Pryor was placed on the “reserve/suspended” list) ostensibly arose from the manner in which Pryor made himself eligible for the 2011 supplemental draft. Many believe that the suspension represented an effort by the NFL to give extra teeth to NCAA regulations -- and to likewise put college players and college coaches on notice that the NFL can and will delay their entry to the NFL.