Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor will start Sunday against the Washington Redskins, six days after sustaining a concussion, league sources said.
Backup Matt Flynn took most of the reps in practice all week but Pryor passed the NFL and team’s concussion tests Friday and Saturday.
Pryor took limited reps in practice Thursday and Friday and was officially cleared for contact on Friday morning.
Oakland coach Dennis Allen said Friday if Pryor passed another precautionary test Saturday, Pryor would play Sunday against the Redskins. Allen would not say if Pryor would start or come off the bench.
There was no media access to the team’s walk-through practice Saturday and Allen and Pryor were unavailable for comment.
Allen said Friday that Pryor had made “significant progress” from Wednesday to Friday.
“We want to do the right thing for this kid,” Allen said, referring to the extra test.
Pryor told reporters Friday that he felt “100 percent.”
Pryor was injured after absorbing a helmet-to-helmet hit from Denver linebacker Wesley Woodyard in the fourth quarter of Monday’s 37-21 loss to the Broncos. Pryor was knocked out on the play but got up and ran two more plays, both passes, before giving way to Flynn.
Pryor leads all NFL quarterbacks with 198 yards rushing.