lol @ DHB......make that foo a cornerback already or cut him
Wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was out again for practice Saturday -- the team's first in pads -- and said he is close to returning. "Day to day," he said.
Coach Hue Jackson won't say what's wrong with DHB, and neither will DHB.
"I can't really say," Heyward-Bey said. "Just trying to get back, trying to get ready. I am in meetings and everything, staying on top of everything and being a coach on the sidelines."
When I asked him if the injury was above the waist or below the waist, Heyward-Bey said, "It might be a toothache."
Chaz Schilens, meanwhile, continued to look good and Jackson said the oft-injured receiver is "100 percent" health-wise.
"He's going," Jackson said. "He's out there making plays, making catches He's done a tremendous job. He looks like Chaz toward the end of the year. He hasn't budged from anything. I'm excited that he's out here every day."
Asked Jackson what Schilens brings to the mix that the other WRs don't.
"It's not that he brings something that they don't have -- it's just that he's a big physical player. He's a big man. He's fast and he's tough and he's courageous and he loves the sport. We just have to keep him healthy and keep him out there. I think he's a huge asset to our team. I'm glad that he's healthy and competing every day in practice."
Briefly: Rookie cornerback Chimdi Chekwa left practice when his left shoulder popped out. ... Jackson was asked about free agent tight end Zach Miller and laughed, saying "We're working" on it. ... The Raiders re-signed fullback Marcel Reece, an unrestricted free agent, and veteran linebacker Sam Williams. They also added undrafted free agent Derrick Hill, a defensive tackle at Cal.
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