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Coach Jon Gruden doesn't want to play Mariota in Sunday's preseason finale because he has not fully recovered from his quad injury, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com reports.

Mariota is cleared to play, but Gruden is hesitant to throw the quarterback -- due to his play style -- into preseason action until he is 100 percent recovered. The Oregon product doesn't appear to have suffered a setback, but rather the Raiders are just treating their backup quarterback's injury with an abundance of caution. In his only appearance last season, Mariota threw for 226 yards and ran for 88 more while scoring two total touchdowns. In his absence, Nathan Peterman is expected to play the entirety of Sunday's contest.

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