Kevin Boss Fantasy News

Thursday, November 10, 2011, 11:48am

On Sunday, Raiders coach Hue Jackson didn’t use receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey and tight end Kevin Boss as extensively as Jackson normally would. The boss claims that Boss and Heyward-Bey weren’t benched, but the facts suggest otherwise.

And it left Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey scratching his head. “I was totally confused,” Bailey recently told Adam Schein and Rich Gannon of SiriusXM NFL Radio. “They did the exact opposite of what I expected. I didn’t expect [T.J.] Houshmandzadeh to play as much as he did, being that it was his first week there. You know, I was prepared to match up with Heyward-Bey because he had been playing so well the last few weeks and he didn’t even start the game. He might have played 12 snaps total in the whole game. . . .

“I mean, he’s their best guy getting off the bump. He’s one of their fastest guys. I’m like, I don’t understand why he’s not playing.”

Bailey suggested that perhaps “something happened during the bye week” regarding Heyward-Bey.

Monday, November 7, 2011, 6:20pm

Raiders TE Kevin Boss was essentially a spectator, playing only on special teams. “I was surprised,’’ Boss said Monday. “Coach’s decision.’’

Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 10:14am

Raiders Tight end Kevin Boss (concussion) was wearing a helmet and was back on the field yesterday.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 9:44am

Raider coach Hue Jackson is confident that he will get back even more players for the Jets on Sunday.

Logical candidates to play Sunday are tight end Kevin Boss (knee), wide receivers Jacoby Ford (hamstring) and Darrius Heyward-Bey (knee).

Boss felt healthy enough to play against the Bills. However, Jackson erred on the side of caution, and he held him out a second straight game.