With Bruce Gradkowski out (shoulder) and Jason Campbell apparently bothered by a sore knee, there was some thought that the Raiders would sign a quarterback just to help get through practice this week. They didn't, and Wednesday they turned to punter Shane Lechler to help out. Lechler, who has a nice arm and helps out throwing at drills during training camp, got behind center a few times to spell Campbell and Kyle Boller at practice. Lechler, 34, led East Bernard High (Texas) to the state quarterfinals his senior year, completing 87 of 101 (86.1%) passes for 1,640 yards and 11 touchdowns. Raiders fans can go ahead and start the "Even the punter is better than Campbell" talk now. Source: San Francisco Chronicle
He also has experience at Quarterback at Texas A&M..... Doesn't bode well however if your punter is currently the No. 2 with Campbell and Gradkowski batting injuries.
