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Rookie Richardson fills void on defensive line
Starting end Tommy Kelly's day is cut short by an injury.
By Jason Jones - jejones@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PDT Monday, October 29, 2007

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ? Tommy Kelly isn't much of a talker, so the crutches and knee brace said it all.

Kelly sat gingerly in a chair, changing into street clothes with a black brace on his right knee following the Raiders' 13-9 loss to the Tennessee Titans at LP Field on Sunday.

Kelly, who starts at defensive end but also can play defensive tackle when needed, left the game in the third quarter with the injury. Rookie Jay Richardson replaced him. Richardson will start for Kelly if he misses any games.

Richardson also filled in when Derrick Burgess missed two games with a calf injury.

"We will go back and look at the film," Raiders coach Lane Kiffin said of Richardson's play. "Seemed like he did all right."

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