What is the next step for Raiders after Penn leaves the injured reserve?

ALAMEDA – Jon Gruden announced Wednesday that veteran tackle Donald Penn was on the injured list.

Gruden said rookie Brandon Parker would start from the right tackle in his place. The Raiders hope to find Penn at some point this season.

Penn injured his knee Sunday in the 45-42 win over the Browns and Parker played 57 of 92 offensive play (62%) against 35 (38%). The Raiders traded their April pick for Parker in the first round of the third round, and on Sunday he made his first offensive snaps in the NFL after playing eight snaps of the combined teams in Weeks 1 and 2 before to become inactive the third week.

"We are confident. He's back, he's healthy and he played very well when he came in and played, "Gruden told Parker Wednesday. "It will be a great opportunity for him."

Penn played 14 games last season before undergoing surgery at Lisfranc, which left him out of the way until the middle of training camp. Penn is three times Pro Bowler at the left tackle. He moved to the right side on his return. Novice player of the first round Kolton Miller impressed the blind of Derek Carr. The veteran left the Raiders Week 3 game in Miami after playing only 18 attempts for a concussion, but the protocol was approved in time to start last Sunday against Cleveland. His transition to the right tackle has had its ups and downs, but the loss of a veteran's presence on the Raiders offensive line will still have a ripple effect.

Penn has signed an extension of $ 21 million over two years, shortly before the opening of the 2017 season. This pre-season, Penn and the Raiders have agreed to a pay cut in the last two years years of his contract, which has actually guaranteed him more money next season. Penn announced his intention to retire after the 2019 season. Prior to the pay cut, Penn was originally expected to earn $ 6 million in base salary this season, with over $ 1.5 million in bonus, $ 600,000 bonus training and $ 250,000 in various bonuses. Penn's guaranteed salary has been set at $ 3 million this season. Here's how his contract is now, according to Spotrac:

Penn signed with the Raiders as a free agent in 2014 after the Buccaneers hit him, and after a big contract with the current Rams goaltender, Rodger Saffold fell to him. water after a physical injury. The Raiders were going to face Saffold in the left attack, but Penn saved the situation by becoming one of the league's best players in the Raiders position. He helped a rookie Carr to get used to the NFL, which the quarterback still thanks today.

"As a veterinarian, he always encouraged me, just telling me things I would do in games and things like that, he would say to me," You're going to be a special man. Keep going like this, & # 39; & # 39; Carr said. "Things like that as a rookie mean a lot, coming in at the time of an eight or nine year old veterinarian. It means a lot. You are trying to do the same for young people as you get older. It certainly had an impact on me, for sure. "

The Raiders will begin Sunday two offensive offensive rookies against the Chargers for the first time since at least the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Miller has been one of the Raiders' brightest players since the start of the first run, scoring well, and against others against the powerful passes of the Rams, Broncos, Dolphins and Browns. Parker's performance on Sunday gave the Raiders enough confidence to push him back. Gruden firmly stated that Parker was his good striker and that there was no competition for the starting position at the moment.

"Of course, I love Donald, so I will miss him, as long as it will be," Carr said. "With Brandon, I think everyone knows how we feel about him here. He is really good. I'm sure he had some coins as a rookie he would like to recover, but you live with that. He is hard. He is very intelligent. Mad looks and things like that are not going to ruin his pleasure, which is good. He is one of the smartest recruits in the world.

"Of course, we know how Kolton is doing. Kolton is great. This is a stud farm. So you do not feel like you have two recruits because they have a lot of talent, but in the end they are, and it's something that needs to be done to help others. "