Donald Penn Injury: Raiders Tackle Out vs. Texans with Injured Knee

January 6, 2017   ·   Joe Pantorno   ·   Jump to comments

Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Donald Penn suffered a knee injury that will hold him out of his team's AFC Wild Card Game against the Houston Texans on Saturday, according to Jimmy Durkin of the Bay Area News Group.  
The timing of this injury could not have come at a worse time considering that Penn has been a beacon of consistency over his 11-year career, playing in every single game since he broke into the lineup in 2007.
The 33-year-old, along with the rest of Oakland's offensive line, was facing the task of protecting third-string rookie quarterback Connor Cook after starter Derek Carr and backup Matt McGloin went down with injuries.
Cook will be the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to make his first career start in the postseason, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.  
Penn didn't miss a beat upon joining the Raiders in 2014 after spending eight seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as he helped create a solid offensive line that allowed 33 sacks...

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