Raiders Host Says Media Got a Peak at Ashton Jeanty They Weren’t Supposed to Get

When it comes to injuries, the Raiders have long been one of the secretive teams in the NFL when it comes to disclosing information to the public.

With Klint Kubiak in the building that dynamic hasn’t changed. If anything, Kubiak might play his cards even closer to the vest.

But on Wednesday, Raider Nation Radio host Q Myers said he accidentally got a video of Ashton Jeanty working out with trainers that he wasn’t supposed to get – or at least wasn’t allowed to pass along.

“No joke, I’m filming the quarterbacks, Kirk Cousins, Fernando Mendoza and Aiden O’Connell, working with the offensive line and I didn’t even realize, and this is on me, I didn’t even realize that in the far background, on the far field, way away from us, is Ashton Jeanty working with the trainers,” Myers said on the Locked on Raiders podcast.

“So he actually ended up making his way out there for a brief amount of time, working with the trainers. And when I went back and looked at the video, and I wasn’t allowed to put the video up on Twitter because the guys that are on IR, guys that aren’t necessarily out there practicing or dealing with injuries, we’re not supposed to be putting videos of them out there, pictures of them out there, even reporting on those guys. So all we’re supposed to say is, ‘Yeah, he’s here’ or ‘He’s not there.’”

“I wasn’t able to put that video up online, but [Jeanty] looked actually pretty good. There’s a reason why the Raiders didn’t put him on short-term IR, designate him to return, because I think he’s going to be available sooner than later if it’s not Miami week one, then I would expect him to be available week two against the Chargers…”

Later in the show, Myers added a few more details to the story for context…

“They’ll go and they’ll be out there and doing their work with the trainers, but after they send us back to the media room… and I don’t think that they were too happy, too thrilled that we actually saw those guys when they basically weren’t supposed to be seen at that stage of the game. But like I said, Ashton Jeanty looked pretty good.”

One image of Jeanty that was passed along in the last week was a picture of him walking to the stadium before Thursday’s game against the 49ers.

The picture, posted on the team website, showed Jeanty wearing what looked like a thin sleeve around his right ankle – but no crutches or any other obvious supports.

Jeanty back for the Raiders season opener?

Former NFL team doctor David Chao commented on the above image this week and said based on what he saw from the photo, he would guess that Jeanty will be ready for the season opener on September 13.

“I feel better about Jeanty right now,” Chao said on Monday.

“And the reason why is he wasn’t in a boot, wasn’t on crutches, he didn’t have a visible limp. Yes, there was some tape on his shoe or his sock underneath [on] Thursday, a few days ago, to the preseason game. The next game is two and a half weeks from that date. I think he’s going to be there.”

Chao didn’t reference any inside information but based on everything that has been reported, there is good reason to believe Jeanty will be close to full strength or at full strength by the start of the season.

x: @raidersbeat