Raiders CB Ron Bartell Expected To Return To Practice This Week

Coach Dennis Allen rewarded his players for Sunday’s win with a day off Monday, their first Victory Monday of the season. “There’s times during the season where players need a mental break and a physical break,” he said. “I felt like, we had the bye, we’ve gone through three straight tough weeks, it was time to give them a little bit of a mental break as much as it was anything else. So, they’ll be back in here Wednesday. There was a lot of them in here today already looking at the tape.” Cornerback Ron Bartell, who broke his shoulder blade in the opener, will practice for the first time on Wednesday and is on schedule to be activated from short-term injured reserve Nov. 11 against Baltimore. Among the notable injuries from the game were a turf toe for running back Mike Goodson and ankle injury for center Stefen Wisniewski. Allen thinks they will both be ready to play Sunday against Tampa Bay. Linebacker Aaron Curry will practice again this week and could be activated from the physically unable to perform list for the game against Tampa Bay. Source: San Francisco Chronicle Attached Thumbnails