Keelan Doss is listed as inactive again. Other than the Raiders acquiring more receivers within the past handful of weeks, I'm curious if there's a different reason why Keelan is inactive

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/raiders/raiders-keelan-doss-enjoying-unorthodox-nfl-journey-amid-inactive-streak

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/raiders/these-raiders-need-step-after-losing-hunter-renfrow-rib-injury

Gruden listed off an few options to replace Renfrow in the slot. Keelan Doss was the first. He has experience and ability to play inside, but had a tough time earning an active roster spot on game day

https://www.raiders.com/news/head-coach-jon-gruden-talks-loss-of-hunter-renfrow-big-loss-for-our-team

“We’ll obviously have Keelan Doss, who has played in the slot a little bit this year,” Gruden explained. “He’s a good player. Darren Waller can play in the slot. [Derek] Carrier can play in the slot, and Zay Jones made a living in the slot at East Carolina, so we’ll see who plug in there as we prepare for the chiefs. But it’s a big, big loss for us."

I hope he gets a chance...can't show anybody anything if you can't get on the field...

With Renfrow out, KD gets the call!

If it turns into a blowout, KD will get more time.

3 turnovers, 7 penalties and a boneheaded call on a 4th and 1......Doss might be in there

1 catch for 11 yards

Well, that's 50% of the catches made by receivers. Tyrell Williams had 1 catch for 9 yards.

The Raiders paid Tyrell Williams a ton of money and Derek Carr never throws him the ball

I heard Carr doesn’t like throwing deep.

Don't know the status of Renfrow, but the Raiders are 6-6 and fighting for a wild card spot. Their last two outings have been absolutely horrid offensively, that basically starts and ends with #4. Carr is 35/57 for 349 combined yards in his last two starts @ NY Jets and @ KC Chiefs with 1 garbage time touchdown and 3 INTs, including 2 picks returned for touchdowns, 1 in each game.

Kee will continue to get playing time if Renfrow can not return to the field.

Remaining Raiders schedule which is relatively favorable:
vs. Tennessee (7-5, 2nd Place in AFC South right behind Houston, Wild Card Hunt)
vs. Jacksonville (4-8, 4th Place in AFC South, 4 game losing streak, not looking good)
@ LA Chargers (4-8, Tied 4th Place in AFC West, Raiders have beat them once already)
@ Denver Broncos (4-8, Tied 4th Place in AFC West, Raiders have beat them once already)

looks like 8-8 to me.

Mid-season acquisition WR/KR Trevor Davis has been cut.

Link

Doss is playing.

Doss logged 44% of all offensive snaps last Sunday vs. Tennessee

Doss bad drop vs. Jaguars...and Carr being Carr, he goes right back to KD two plays later to keep the confidence up. Nice gain by Doss for a first down.

He was there on the Hail Mary.....but his teammate climbed over his back! Good old raiders!

Raiders stat sheets shows Doss has ben targeted 5 times and has caught every one of them

Totally had a drop

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/14/raiders-tender-six-exclusive-rights-free-agents/amp/

Jerry McDonald of the Bay Area News Group reports that the team has tendered wide receiver Keelan Doss, long snapper Trent Sieg, kicker Daniel Carlson, conerback D.J. Killings, safety Dallin Leavitt and defensive end Jeremiah Valoaga. The players can’t talk to other teams once tendered, so they’ll likely be signing back with the Raiders soon.

Sweet!

Raiders are looking WR with one of their 1st Rd picks per ALL accounts. Unless a major defensive difference maker drops to Pick No. 12 -- expect the Raiders to take WR CeeDee Lamb from Oklahoma, WR Jerry Jeudy from Alabama, or WR Henry Ruggs III from Alabama.

Las Vegas also recently signed WR Nelson Agholor from Philadelphia. Agholor is a speed receiver, who had major drop issues last season...but played very well in 2017, and in 2018 during Philly's Super Bowl run.

Raiders have drafted three wide receivers with their first 4 picks. I think Doss should be on the phone after Saturday's Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Both, the Broncos and the Raiders seem to be building their playmaker field like the Chiefs...explosive, shifty and blindingly fast.

A couple other noteworthy NFL tidbits:
Broncos released former Aggie punter Colby Wadman. Was making $1.7 million and 2 years into a 3 year deal.

Broncos also fired their OC, Rich Scangarello, who was former ucd OC.

And former Aggie rb Josh Kelley is likely to be a 4th round draft pick. Was phenomenal after transferring to UCLA after Gould left.

Former Aggie star, UCLA transfer and Ron Gould disciple, RB Josh Kelley has been drafted No. 112 Overall to the LA Chargers. Good for Josh! With Melvin Gordon being dealt to the Broncos, he'll have a very good opportunity to mix it up in that offense, which now touts NFL veteran Tyrod Taylor and former Duck Justin Herbert at QB after Rivers was sent to Indy.

Side note, if Gilliam keeps up the production, he could be drafted...the NFL is getting faster and more versatile every year. Gilliam does everything.

Current list of WR on the Raiders fluxing, draft days roster:

Tyrell Williams (2019 High Profile Free Agent)
Henry Ruggs III (2020 1st Rd Pick)
Hunter Renfrow (2019 5th Rd Pick)
Nelson Agholor (2020 Medium Profile Free Agent)
Zay Jones
Lynn Bowden Jr. (2020 3rd Rd Pick)
Bryan Edwards (2020 3rd Rd Pick)
Marcell Ateman
Keelan Doss
Rico Gafford
Anthony Ratliff-Williams

Doss has to beat out Ateman and Ratliff-Williams . . . for the practice squad. Gafford probably gone.

I forgot Doss managed to engineer a nice 3 yr contract last offseason. He's like the highest paid practice squad player in the NFL.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/05/06/keelan-doss-signs-exclusive-rights-tender/?partner=Yahoo