Overview
- Anusiem went down early in the third quarter on Thursday after his second snap while covering a punt and was unable to return to the game.
- Raiders staff ruled him out for the remainder of the preseason game and he was taken off the field on a cart with reports that his leg was placed in an air cast.
- ESPN broadcasters said the injury appeared to be to his lower body and that he was dragged down from behind on the play, though the club has not released a formal diagnosis.
- Teammates gathered on the field as Anusiem, who was emotional, was loaded onto the cart; local and national outlets described visible concern in the locker room.
- Anusiem was signed off the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad last December and had been competing for a roster spot, so the team will now wait for imaging and medical updates to determine how the injury affects his place on the roster.