After a Sunday night highlighted by a series of coaching staff dismissals, the Las Vegas Raiders (2-7) made a pair of roster moves on Monday.
The Raiders re-signed wide receiver Tyreik McAllister and tight end John Samuel Shenker to the practice squad on Monday afternoon.
McAllister and Shenker were waived last Friday in order for the Raiders to sign wide receiver Ramel Keyton and tight end Justin Shorter to the roster.
Prior to being waived last week, McAllister and Shenker had appeared in three and five games, respectively.
Per Pro Football Focus, McAllister saw four offensive snaps in the Raiders’ Week 4 win over the Cleveland Browns where he had a pair of carries for 11 yards.
The 5-foot-10, 185 pound wideout also saw action with the Raiders’ special teams units against the Los Angeles Chargers, the Browns and the Los Angeles Rams. On the season, McAllister has returned a pair of punts for 24 yards and a pair of kickoffs for 49 yards with longs of 14 and 28 yards, respectively.
McAllister has 16 total special teams snaps per PFF, including 10 on the kickoff return unit, four on the kickoff coverage unit and two more on the punt return team.
Shenker caught one pass for seven yards in the Raiders’ Week 8 contest against the Kansas City Chiefs.
According to PFF, Shenker has registered 60 total offensive snaps during the 2024 season. The 6-foot-4, 249 pound tight end tallied a season-high 23 snaps against the Chiefs.
We have signed WR Tyreik McAllister and TE John Samuel Shenker to the practice squad. pic.twitter.com/4SpTLkQ2NR
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) November 4, 2024
These roster moves are the latest in an eventful start to the Raiders’ bye week.
Following its 41-24 loss at Cincinnati on Sunday, the Raiders announced that they had fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello and offensive line coach James Cregg.
Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce met with the media on Monday to discuss the dismissals and he wasn’t ready yet to name his new offensive coordinator.
“I’ll use the next 24 to 48 hours to sit down with the staff and figure out who’s going to call the offense going forward,” Pierce said.
The Raiders have lost five in a row and will look to snap their losing streak when they travel to the Miami Dolphins (2-6) on Sunday, Nov. 17 in Week 11 of the NFL season.