Raiders wide receiver Dont'e Thornton Jr. (10) on the sideline during the first half of an ...
Raiders wide receiver Dont'e Thornton Jr. (10) on the sideline during the first half of an NFL preseason game at Allegiant Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @HeidiFang
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cody White walks on the field during an NFL football game agains ...
Raiders add veteran WR, stay mostly in-house with 17-man practice squad
San Francisco 49ers defensive back Darrell Luter Jr. walks off the field after a preseason NFL ...
Raiders add former 49ers cornerback, waive 2024 draft pick
Raiders defensive end Keyron Crawford (42) walks the field during an NFL training camp practice ...
Raiders decide on QB Aidan O’Connell, lose injured rookie on roster cut day
Raiders announce initial 53-man roster ahead of 2026 season
It turns out Dont’e Thornton Jr. is bound for injured reserve after all.
The Las Vegas Raiders second-year wideout will miss at least the first four games of the season amid placement Monday on injured reserve, a day after the 53-man roster was unveiled. Thornton hasn’t practiced the last few weeks despite optimism he’d play during the preseason.
Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor, Jack Bech, Malik Benson and Dareke Young count as healthy receivers for Las Vegas. Thornton as a rookie last year in 15 games had 10 receptions for 135 yards.
In a corresponding transaction, the Raiders signed linebacker Segun Olubi, who participated in training camp — after playing the last four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts — but wasn’t named to the initial 53-man roster. A special teams standout who blocked a punt while playing against the Raiders last season, Olubi has 50 career tackles, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Olubi joins Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker, Tommy Eichenberg and Cody Lindenberg in the Raiders linebacking corps.
Contact Sam Gordon at sgordon@reviewjournal.com. Follow @BySamGordon on X.