The Facts:
Whitted will start at receiver for the Raiders in their season opener against San Diego, filling the role vacated when Doug Gabriel was traded to New England. "He can run good routes and catch the ball, too," Art Shell said. He has "good quickness and explosion. ... This guy's been working the whole camp, worked all offseason, and this guy deserves a shot at it."
Reported by the Associated Press
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The little-used Whitted hasn't started since the final game of the 2004 season and has just 11 starts in eight seasons in the NFL. Last year's starter Jerry Porter, and Ronald Curry, who is coming back from an Achilles' tendon injury, appeared to be the top choices to take his place, but Whitted's speed -- and the fact Porter is in Shell's doghouse -- apparently won out.
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