Cornerback Hall may wear cast for remainder of preseason

ALAMEDA — Oakland Raiders cornerback DeAngelo Hall has ligament damage in his right hand and may have to wear a protective cast the remainder of the preseason.

“I talked to my doctor and he said I tore some ligaments or something,” Hall said as he walked off the practice field Tuesday.

“I don’t know. We’ll see how it goes.”

Hall injured himself in training camp before the preseason started and initially was uncertain how badly his hand was damaged.

Hall signed a $70 million, seven-year contract with the Raiders after being acquired in a trade from Atlanta during the offseason, broke up a pass play by swatting the ball away but winced noticeably and clutched his right hand as he walked off the field. He later broke up two more pass plays and missed an interception without any obvious pains.

Kiffin intends to play his starters into the second half of Saturday night’s game against Arizona but the plans might be different for Hall. The Raiders expect him to be available but aren’t sure how long he will play.

Kicker Sebastian Janikowski (hamstring) and punter Shane Lechler (quad) were held out of practice and likely will sit out the game against the Cardinals.

Wide receiver Arman Shields (knee), linebacker Grant Irons (lower back), cornerback John Bowie (knee) and safety Hiram Eugene (hip) also did not practice.