Booker (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game in San Francisco, Paul Gutierrez of the Raiders' official site reports.
Booker was limited in practice Wednesday, then sat out the sessions Thursday and Friday entirely. He's thus set to miss his first game of the campaign. Booker typically plays one-third to one-half of Las Vegas' defensive snaps, and Tonka Hemingway may be asked to log a bigger workload with Booker sidelined.
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Raiders' Thomas Booker: Returning to Vegas
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The Raiders re-signed Booker on Tuesday.
Booker first joined Las Vegas via a trade with Philadelphia last August. The Stanford product ended up starting 13 of 17 games last season, recording a career-high 44 tackles, five defensed passes, one forced fumble and one recovered fumble. Booker will likely reprise his starting role at defensive tackle in 2026.
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Raiders' Thomas Booker: Sent to Las Vegas in trade
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The Raiders acquired Booker from the Eagles in exchange for CB Jakorian Bennett on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The Texans selected Booker in the fifth round of the 2022 Draft, but he was cut after just one season and spent 2023 on the Eagles' practice squad before appearing in all 17 regular-season games with Philly last season. Booker will compete for a rotational role along the interior of Las Vegas' defensive line.
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Texans' Thomas Booker: Unable to practice
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Booker (wrist) will not practice Sunday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Booker missed OTAs due to a groin injury, but after fully recovering from that, he's now dealing with a wrist injury. It's not clear how much time the 23-year-old could miss, but he'll work to get healthy and back on the field as he attempts to earn a role on the team's defensive line.
