Case Cookus Fantasy Stats

The Las Vegas Raiders waived quarterback Case Cookus on Monday, ESPN's Paul Gutierrez reported. Cookus had just been signed as a free agent to the Raiders last Tuesday and looked to potentially get some playing time this preseason with Marcus Mariota sidelined with a leg injury. However, with Mariota reportedly returning this week and Nathan Peterman playing well in Las Vegas' preseason opener, Cookus was clearly the odd man out on the depth chart. Cookus was one of five players waived by the Raiders on Monday, including running back Bo Scarbrough, wide receiver Caleb Scott, long snapper Liam McCullough, and kicker Dominik Eberle.

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Case Cookus could see some play time early on this preseason with Marcus Mariota currently questionable -- at least for the opener this Saturday -- with a sore leg. Vegas just signed Cookus this past week following his release from the Minnesota Vikings. Yet to play under center at the NFL level, the Northern Arizona product recorded 12,082 passing yards on 892-of-1,431 attempts (62.3 percent) with 105 touchdowns and 21 interceptions during his college career. It isn't clear yet just where Cookus fits into the QB depth chart behind Mariota and Nathan Peterman, but some work in the preseason could make that clearer.