Question marks on Ford, Jones, McFadden and now Huff

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ALAMEDA -- While Denarius Moore is inching closer to playing in his first game since Nov. 20 at Minnesota, where he injured his right ankle and foot, the question marks over injured teammates Darren McFadden, Jacoby Ford, Taiwan Jones and even Michael Huff grew larger on Thursday.Still, Raiders coach Hue Jackson would not rule them out. He usually does that bit of business following Friday's practice."There's still one more day," Jackson said. "Until somebody tells me otherwise, I'll stay to the protocol and see where we are. I think you guys know it will be tough (for them to play). But still I'm not going to rule them out right this second."McFadden has not played since Oct. 23, when the running back suffered what the Raiders have called a mid-foot sprain of his right foot against Kansas City.Ford has not played since Nov. 10, when the receiverreturner sprained his left foot against San Diego. He had been working out on the side during practice but was not seen during the media window on Thursday."I know he's doing everything he can to get prepared," Jackson said. "He goes to the meetings, he's in our offensive meetings. He does everything all the other players do other than practice at this time. He's doing everything he can so he gets healed up and he can get back out there with his teammates."Jones has not played since the Vikings game, when he strained a hamstring.And Huff, who has already missed the first two games of his career this season due to injury, strained a hamstring Sunday in Green Bay.Also, defensive tackle John Henderson, who has an injured knee, and cornerback Chris Johnson, who was in Texas attending his sister's funeral, did not practice.But the presence of Moore meant he showed no ill effects from Wednesday's practice."He was good, he was good," Jackson said. "I thought, another good day for him. I feel very comfortable with where he is and I think he'll have an opportunity to play this week. We'll go back (Friday) and see exactly where he is and make sure we don't have any setbacks and move forward from there."Could Moore potentially reclaim his punt-return duties as well?"I don't think it's too much to ask," Jackson said. "We'll see where we are tomorrow. We'll have a little bit more emphasis on special teams. We'll see where he is tomorrow in that regard."A look, then, at Thursday's practice report:Did not participate: QB Jason Campbell (collarbone), WR Jacoby Ford (foot), DT John Henderson (knee), CB Chris Johnson (not injury related), RB Taiwan Jones (hamstring), RB Darren McFadden (foot), FS Michael Huff (hamstring).Limited participation: WR Denarius Moore (anklefoot), DT Tommy Kelly (toe), DE Jarvis Moss (hamstring), WR Louis Murphy (hip), WR Chaz Schilens (foot), C Samson Satele (shoulder)Full participation: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (heel).

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