Raiders suspend Porter for 4 games

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders suspended disgruntled wide receiver Jerry Porter for four games without pay Saturday for conduct detrimental to the team.

Porter, Oakland’s leading receiver a year ago, was inactive for the first four games of the season after clashing with new coach Art Shell and making public a trade demand at the start of training camp.

“It’s crazy,” Porter said of his situation earlier this week. “I pretty much stay quiet and do what I’m asked. What am I supposed to do? I’m playing the cards the way they’re dealt to me.”

The Raiders were traveling to Denver for tonight’s game against the Broncos and unavailable for comment on the decision to suspend Porter.

Porter has been working with the scout team in practice, falling behind unheralded receivers Alvis Whitted and Johnnie Morant on the depth chart as Oakland opened the season 0-4. Whitted, who took Porter’s spot in the starting lineup, has six catches for 70 yards, while Morant has no catches as the team’s fourth receiver.