"LAS VEGAS -- Quarterback Geno Smith suffered a right shoulder injury on Sunday, during the Las Vegas Raiders' 24-17 loss to the Denver Broncos at Allegiant Stadium. Raiders coach Pete Carroll said Smith's shoulder "locked up" after getting hit while completing a 3-yard pass to tight end Brock Bowers to close out the third quarter. Smith went into the locker room, and backup quarterback Kenny Pickett played for the entire fourth quarter. Pickett completed 8 of 11 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown."
"Carroll said the early test showed that Smith avoided serious damage, and he will lean towards starting the 35-year-old signal caller next week against the Philadelphia Eagles if he's healthy. "I'm going to do what I think is the right thing to do, and if Geno can play, that's my thought," Carroll said. " ... I'm rooting for Geno to get back out there and see how he does. But we're not going to play him if he's not right, so Kenny will be ready to go.""
Geno Smith suffered a right shoulder injury late in the Raiders' 24-17 loss to the Denver Broncos after a hit while completing a 3-yard pass to Brock Bowers. Smith left for the locker room and backup Kenny Pickett played the entire fourth quarter, completing 8 of 11 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. Smith also sustained a cut on his right hand earlier in the third quarter but returned before later exiting. Early tests suggested no serious damage, and coach Pete Carroll said he will favor starting Smith next week if medically cleared. The loss was the Raiders' seventh straight; Smith was 13 of 21 for 116 yards, one touchdown and a 92.6 passer rating.
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