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Raiders lose linebacker to injury, add heft on defensive line The Las Vegas Raiders placed linebacker Brennan Jackson on IR with a foot injury and used the roster spot to add a veteran defensive tackle on Saturday. Raiders linebacker Brennan Jackson (54) stretches during the team’s practice at the Intermountain Health Performance Center on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 in Henderson. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @HeidiFang Houston Texans defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi (91) at the line of scrimmage during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi (94) warms up prior to an NFL Football game in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, August 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth) The team used the roster spot to sign veteran defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi. Jackson appeared in three games for the Raiders last season, playing exclusively on special teams. He had been claimed off waivers after he was released by the Rams prior to the start of last season. Fatukasi gives the Raiders some more heft in the middle of the defensive line after being pushed around a bit by the Cardinals. The 6-foot-4, 318-pound tackle has played in 90 games over eight seasons, including 64 starts. He was a sixth-round pick of the Jets out of Connecticut and spent the last two seasons with the Texans, though he spent most of last season on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. Fatukasi has 195 tackles, seven sacks and 28 tackles for loss in stints with the Jets, Jaguars and Texans. Speaking to reporters via videoconference Friday, Las Vegas coach Klint Kubiak said he’s discussing with his assistant coaches how he wants to divvy the first-team reps behind center. The talented fourth-round pick gave up a pair of touchdowns on jump balls in the end zone in his first game in more than 18 months in the Raiders’ preseason loss to the Cardinals. August 14, 2026 - 5:30 amAugust 14, 2026 - 5:30 am Klint Kubiak was happy the first-team offense did what it was supposed to do, looking sharp and efficient in the preseason game’s opening drive vs. the Cardinals. August 14, 2026 - 5:00 amAugust 14, 2026 - 5:00 am Raiders’ rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza looked the part more often than not in his first professional game, but said afterwards he has much room to grow. Fernando Mendoza was unable to secure the ball from his first preseason touchdown pass with the Raiders, as it was also a meaningful one for wide receiver Jack Bech. There was some good and bad from Raiders rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza in a loss to Arizona, but he settled in and became more comfortbale as game wore on. Fernando Mendoza quarterbacked the majority of the Las Vegas Raiders’ loss to the Arizona Cardinals in the preseason opener Thursday before a tepid crowd. Drafted by the Raiders with this year’s top pick to be the face of the franchise, Fernando Mendoza quarterbacked four drives Thursday with varying success.