The Las Vegas Raiders are going to have to dip into their bench for a new left tackle after starter Kolton Miller was diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain.
Miller's injury initially looked a lot worse while he was being carted off the field, but the diagnosis of a high-ankle sprain was revealed on Monday morning by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
High-ankle sprains are typically multi-week injuries, and the more severe ones can keep a player out for a month or more. The severity of Miller's issue has yet to be revealed and tests are coming to determine that.
In the wake of Miller's injury, head coach Pete Carroll revealed that veteran Stone Forsythe will be "the first choice" for Las Vegas at left tackle, but he also noted Charles Grant, the team's 2025 third-round pick, will have a chance to compete.
"Stone's played a lot of football and done an nice job for us and he would be the first choice," Carroll said, before making the comment about Grant.
Considering the fact that Grant hasn't even dressed for a game this season, it seems highly unlikely he'll have enough time to win the job this week.
We didn't get much of a look at Forsythe on Sunday, as Miller's injury occurred near the end of the game. In 414 snaps with the Seattle Seahawks in 2024, Forsythe gave up 35 pressures and two sacks and posted Pro Football Focus grades of 41.3 in pass-blocking and 51.6 in run-blocking.
It goes without saying that Miller was the last guy the Raiders could afford to lose, as he's the team's best offensive lineman. Making it worse, Las Vegas' group upfront looked to finally be figuring things out in Week 4.
Now, it'll have to overcome the loss of its starting left tackle.
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