N.F.L. Roundup: Raiders Looking for Help at Quarterback

“If you’re a quarterback out there and you want to come play for the Raiders, give us a call,” Jackson said Monday.

The Raiders have lost Campbell for a significant period of time after he landed on his shoulder at the end of a scramble late in the first half against Cleveland on Sunday.

Campbell hopes to play down the stretch for the Raiders, but Oakland needs help now with Boller and the rookie Terrelle Pryor the only quarterbacks on the roster.

The Raiders have looked into possible trades and free-agent signings, although one option was eliminated Monday. Oakland contacted the former Jacksonville quarterback David Garrard, but Garrard’s agent confirmed a Fox Sports report that Garrard will need back surgery and would not be available for four to six weeks.

Other free-agent possibilities include Trent Edwards, who was in Oakland’s camp this summer; Charlie Frye, who spent the past two seasons with the Raiders; and the former Baltimore quarterbacks Troy Smith and Todd Bouman, who have worked with Jackson on the Ravens. Oakland also could look into making a trade for Cincinnati’s Carson Palmer or Denver’s Kyle Orton before Tuesday’s deadline.

INJURY UPDATES It was a rough weekend for quarterbacks — and coaches.

Sam Bradford of St. Louis is questionable with a high left ankle sprain, and Matt Schaub of Houston has a chest bruise but is not likely to miss Sunday’s game against Tennessee.

New Orleans Coach Sean Payton had surgery to repair a torn meniscus and a fractured bone in his left leg, a day after one of his players was tackled into him on the sideline. And the Tampa Bay defensive backs coach, Jimmy Lake, injured his left knee celebrating Tanard Jackson’s interception during the Buccaneers’ win over Payton’s Saints.

Bradford is in a walking boot, and A. J. Feeley is likely to take most of the snaps when the winless Rams resume practice. Bradford’s status for Sunday’s game at Dallas is in question.

Schaub had a magnetic resonance imaging test, and Texans Coach Gary Kubiak said his quarterback was “just beat up.”

Payton has said he expects to call plays from the booth when the Saints host Indianapolis on Sunday night.

Also:

¶ Detroit Coach Jim Schwartz said running back Jahvid Best started showing concussionlike symptoms after a loss to San Francisco.

¶ Dallas running back Felix Jones has a high ankle sprain, and left guard Bill Nagy has a broken ankle and is likely out for the season.

¶ Washington left guard Kory Lichtensteiger is out for the year with torn ligaments in his right knee. Coach Mike Shanahan also indicated that tight end Chris Cooley’s season might be over after he broke the left index finger in Sunday’s loss to Philadelphia. Left tackle Trent Williams is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks with a severely sprained right ankle.

GRUDEN STAYING PUT Jon Gruden agreed to a new contract with ESPN that is could to keep him in television — and out of coaching — for the next five years.

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