[Quesadilla Joe]

Mike Silver isn't the most reliable reporter but...

Asked about the ongoing absence of Donald Penn, Silver didn't sound like he's expecting to see the left tackle at team headquarter in the immediate future.

“My reporting has not suggested that Donald Penn is coming back,” Silver said.

“I believe the only way you would see him come back at this point would be if there was, let's say, understanding between the two parties (that) though a new deal is not done that moment that they are on the path to completing (one).

“My understanding is that that's not the case,” Silver continued. “So right now, I think we're still in a holding pattern and it's very much an impasse.”

As Silver pointed out, the mood surrounding the situation — for Penn, his teammates and his coaches and the front office — is only going to get more stressful.

“Well, holdouts are supposed to be uncomfortable, right?” Silver said. “So, everybody's supposed to be getting jumpier as it gets closer to the season.”

“That's the idea from Donald Penn's perspective and that's the idea from the team's perspective – who's most uncomfortable and who has the leverage?”

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There is no way that Raiders can or will add money to this deal. Would lead to a flood of players knocking on door over next few years https://t.co/9DfuBcPnY2

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