Raiders receive encouraging news on QB Jimmy Garoppolo's back injury

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders received encouraging news on Jimmy Garoppolo's back injury.

However coach Josh McDaniels said Monday he didn't know if the quarterback would be healthy enough to play at Chicago on Sunday.

Garoppolo was injured in Sunday's 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots, and McDaniels said he was examined to see if “there was an internal issue.”

“It seems like we dodged a bullet in that regard, so that's good news,” McDaniels said. “We're still doing a couple of things this morning, and we'll make sure we do all the right things here as we go forward. But the prognosis is a lot better than it might otherwise have been.”