In just a matter of a few days the Las Vegas Raiders lose another offseason linebacker signing to a season-ending injury. On Monday, the Raiders announced linebacker Micah Kiser has been placed on injured reserve.
Linebacker Micah Kiser had to be carted off the practice field with a leg injury at Raiders training camp on Sunday and he won’t be back on the field with the team at all this season.
According to Field Yates, the Raiders are placing LB Micah Kiser on injured reserve and he will miss the team’s season due to a serious knee injury. There is a chance that Kiser could be released and play for another team this season if he recovers, but his season with Las Vegas is over after being placed on injured reserve.
Raiders linebacker Micah Kiser‘s status will be something to watch in the coming days. Tashan Reed of TheAthletic.com reports that Kiser was carted off the field early in Sunday’s practice.
More depth on defense The Las Vegas Raiders continued to tinker with their roster by announcing they have signed veteran linebacker Kenny Young. Young is likely a depth piece at inside linebacker.
Mack Hollins, Micah Kiser aren’t sexy free-agent pickups, but they’ll help bolster special teams Fans and media alike may have been clamoring for Mack Hollins to see more playing time on offense over the course of his five-year career.
With his back against the wall, it was little wonder to see Denver Broncos' first-year GM George Paton go back to his old stomping grounds for an upgrade at rush linebacker.
He will join a Broncos team that is down starter Josey Jewell for the season.
Last year, Kiser notched 77 total tackles, three passes defensed and a forced fumble in nine starts for the Rams.
Sept. 18: The Rams have activated linebackers Micah Kiser and Justin Lawler from the practice squad, the team announced Saturday. Lawler was called up last week ahead of Week 1 but only saw six defensive snaps in the season opener.
What familiar faces will be at SoFi Stadium this Sunday? When the LA Rams surprise-released Nsimba Webster in mid-July, the 25-year-old special teamer had to feel concerned that his NFL career could end in 2021.
The Los Angeles Rams waived 24 players over the last few days as they trimmed their roster down to the league limit of 53, but they were able to bring back many of them on the practice squad.
After trading punter Corey Bojorquez to the Packers, the Rams finalized their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday with a series of cuts. Linebacker Micah Kiser, a 2018 fifth-round pick, was among those let go.
The Los Angeles Rams began trimming their roster on Monday afternoon when they waived six players in the first round of cuts. They continued sifting through the 74 players remaining on Tuesday, finally setting their initial 53-man roster just before the 4 p.m.
The Los Angeles Rams may not be rich with talent at inside linebacker, but what they don’t lack is depth. Troy Reeder and Kenny Young are projected to be the starters, with Ernest Jones, Travin Howard, Micah Kiser and Christian Rozeboom also on the depth chart behind them.
This time between OTAs and training camp is one for players to train on their own and stay in shape before regrouping in late July. Aaron Donald is training back home in Pittsburgh, Jalen Ramsey is getting in work on his own and a pair of other Rams defenders are running sandhills with Aaron Rodgers.
The Los Angeles Rams had productive seasons from their linebackers in 2020. Outside linebacker Leonard Floyd finished with a career-high 10.5 sacks, along with 55 combined tackles -- including 11 tackles for loss -- leading to a pay day in re-signing with the Rams in free agency.
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