OAKLAND, Calif. — Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker is scheduled to undergo ankle surgery and likely will miss the rest of the season.
Walker was not at practice Thursday but walked into the Raiders’ locker room using crutches and wearing a high protective boot on his left foot.
“I’m done for the season,” Walker said. “They’ve got to put some screws in.”
Walker injured himself while making a 14-yard reception in the second quarter of Sunday’s 17-6 loss to the Panthers.
Walker finished the season with 15 receptions for 196 yards and one touchdown, disappointing numbers for a player the Raiders hoped to anchor their passing game when they signed him to a $55 million, six-year deal in the offseason.
Meanwhile, quarterback JaMarcus Russell took most of the snaps with the starting offense in practice and will likely be back in the lineup after sitting out the loss to Carolina with a bruised knee.
Portis looking doubtful
ASHBURN, Va. — Clinton Portis’ sprained knee showed no improvement, and the Redskins running back appears unlikely to play in Sunday night’s game against the Cowboys. With Portis ailing, Ladell Betts likely will start.
Vick expects return to NFL, attorneys say
RICHMOND, Va. — Imprisoned NFL quarterback Michael Vick expects to return to pro football, according to his bankruptcy attorneys who laid out a plan to pay creditors based in part on his anticipated earnings.
The former Falcons star is serving a 23-month sentence in a federal penitentiary for bankrolling a dogfighting ring and is scheduled to be released July 20.
Jackson still sore
ST. LOUIS — Steven Jackson’s optimism after a full day of practice faded when the Rams running back woke up and his thigh was stiff and sore.
“I doubt if we’ll have him, to be honest,” coach Jim Haslett said of Jackson’s availability Sunday. “But we’ll see. You never know.”
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