Raiders stand by LT Donald Penn as holdout continues
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Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio discusses the first day of training camp, updates on injured players and talks about the holdout of Donald Penn. Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal
July 29, 2017 - 5:23 pm
Updated July 30, 2017 - 12:46 am
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Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch, center, talks with kicker Sebastian Janikowski, left, and tackle Donald Penn, right, during an NFL football team activity Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Alameda, Calif. (Eric Risberg/AP)
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The Oakland Raiders backup quarterbacks Connor Cook left, and Ej Manuel stretch during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio, left, and running back Marshawn Lynch chat during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders backup quarterbacks Connor Cook left, Ej Manuel and running back DeAndre Washington, right, stretch during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio, right, and running back Marshawn Lynch chat during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders quarterback, Derek Carr, right, hands off the ball to running back Marshawn Lynch during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch stretches during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr prepares to pass the ball during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, center, prepares to pass the ball to running back Jalen Richard during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr prepares to pass the ball during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr watches his pass during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders back up quarterback Ej Manuel prepares to pass the ball as Connor Cook, right, looks on during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders backup quarterback Connor Cook passes the ball during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders wide receiver Keon Hatcher runs with the ball during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders backup quarterback Ej Manuel, left, watches as Connor Cook prepares to pass the ball during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders backup quarterbacks Ej Manuel, left, and Connor Cook during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree catches a pass during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson catches a pass during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders wide receiver Keon Hatcher catches a pass during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio watches his players during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio watches his players during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook catches a pass during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders players, including quarterback Derek Carr, (4) and backup quarterback Connor Cook (18) walk off the field after teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, (4) pass the ball to wide receiver Amari Cooper as backup quarterbacks Connor Cook (18), center, and Ej Manuel (3), right, look on during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper runs with the ball during teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio addresses the media after teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio addresses the media after teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio addresses the media after teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr addresses the media after teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr addresses the media after teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders defensive end Khalil Mack addresses the media after teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders defensive end Khalil Mack addresses the media after teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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The Oakland Raiders defensive end Khalil Mack addresses the media after teams practice at Raiders Napa Valley training complex in Napa., Calif., on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
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NAPA, Calif. — Donald Penn is usually the one protecting the Raiders.
On Saturday, they supported him.
The left tackle dug into his decision to hold out from training camp, missing the first full-squad practice. Afterward, his head coach, quarterback and the team’s top defender faced questions about the missing offensive lineman. They stood by him.
Penn initially was due at camp headquarters on Friday.
He chose not to report, as he seeks a contract that will compensate him as the top-10 player at his position that he believes he was in 2016. The 34-year-old allowed one sack. He has never missed a regular-season game in a 10-year NFL career, the past three seasons of which were spent with the Raiders.
Coach Jack Del Rio said that he learned of Penn’s holdout on Friday morning.
Rather than slam the absence, he was among those to embrace Penn.
“We love Donald,” Del Rio said. “He’s a good Raider, a good player. What’s important for us is to focus on the work here and the guys who are here. … There’s a business side. There’s a time for pay and a time for play. Once we get to camp, my focus has to be on our team. … Obviously, we love Donald, and we’d love to have him. Hopefully that gets resolved shortly.”
Penn is due a $5.8 million salary in the final season of his two-year, $11.9 million contract.
He also can earn $750,000 in potential in-season incentives. Another $300,000 was available in a workout bonus had he reported Friday. Together, those may seem like sizable figures. But the going rate for a top-10 tackle’s cash haul in 2017 is $11 million or more.
Some of the league’s top edge rushers are in the AFC West. Penn is tasked with helping keep quarterback Derek Carr clean.
Carr, who received a five-year, $125 million contract extension in June, said that he’s spoken with his blind-side protector recently.
“I’ll never put my hand in another man’s pocket,” Carr said. “I’ll stay far away from that (topic). Everyone here, top to bottom, loves him. But we’re focused on here and getting better. He knows how everyone here feels about him. … If that’s his decision, that’s his decision. With that said, he knows how I feel about him.”
Marshall Newhouse is the projected starter at right tackle.
On Saturday, he worked with the starters on the left side. Vadal Alexander, a versatile guard-tackle, worked at right tackle in Newhouse’s place. Alexander saw reps at this same spot in the spring while Newhouse missed the final weeks of practice with an undisclosed injury.
All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack is accustomed to facing Penn in practice.
“Those reps are very important when you’re going against a guy like that,” Mack said. “One of the best in the game. Obviously, he wants to be placed in that situation where he’s getting what he wants in that regard. It is what it is. Ain’t nothing but love for DP. But he needs to hurry back, whenever they get that done.”
Contact reporter Michael Gehlken at mgehlken@reviewjournal.com. Follow @GehlkenNFL on Twitter.
Highest paid NFL offensive tackles in 2017
1. Ricky Wagner, Lions: $17.5 million
2. Riley Reiff, Vikings: $17.3 million
3. Russell Okung, Chargers: $13.5 million
4. Matt Kalil, Panthers: $13.1 million
5. Andrew Whitworth, Rams, $12.5 million
6. Joe Thomas, Browns, $11.5 million
7. Trent Williams, Redskins, $11.4 million
8. Jason Peters, Eagles, $11.25 million
9. Morgan Moses, Redskins, $11.05 million
10. Cordy Glenn, Bills, $11 million
20. Donald Penn, $7.15 million
Source: Spotrac.com.