Raiders rookie running back Ashton Jeanty gave the team a scare early in Saturday’s game against the 49ers and then he gave them a reminder of why they made him a first round pick.

Jeanty went to the sideline medical tent after taking a hard hit on the first Raiders possession, but he returned to the game for the second drive and got right back to work. Jeanty picked up 13 yards on a run that saw him run through cornerback Deommodore Lenoir and then thumped his way into the end zone for his first touchdown of the preseason a few plays later.

After running for negative yards in his first preseason action, Jeanty had seven carries for 33 yards and one catch in a performance that Raiders head coach Pete Carroll called “tough as hell” in his postgame press conference. Jeanty said he suffered

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