Very quietly, Archambeau was moved up and over on Denver's depth chart last week. To make room for Archambeau, the Broncos benched second-year defensive tackle Montae Reagor, who had two sacks and 11 tackles during the eight games he played this season. Reagor was deactivated for the Raiders game. Archambeau declined to talk about his new role, other than to repeat that he simply wants to play. The cellulitis in his left foot that hospitalized Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski prevented him from playing against the Broncos.
Cellulitis is a bacterial infection in the soft-tissue area.
To replace Janikowski, the Raiders signed former Washington Redskins kicker Brett Conway, which forced the team to create a roster spot and release veteran defensive tackle Austin Robbins. Janikowski wasn't the only significant player the Raiders deactivated. Oakland also deactivated starting running back Tyrone Wheatley and defensive end Lance Johnstone. Wheatley aggravated his sprained ankle during last Sunday's victory over Kansas City and Johnstone was nursing a strained groin. With Wheatley out of the lineup, Napoleon Kaufman started and Randy Jordan worked into the running back rotation.