I agree except that it shouldn't be this hard to dispell a rumor, all the guy has to do is make an appearance, I have to question why that hasn't happened yet.
He might need to be 300 behind that swinging gate O-line they have. if those guys don't improve he might need every pund of that weight for cushion from the repeated falls to the ground.
It's all part of the raiders plan. All they need is Lorenzen from the giants, and Lendale White from the titans, and they can then have all the key position players big enough to all play as lead blockers.