The Facts: Ford is scheduled to have surgery on his troublesome left foot this afternoon, HC Dennis Allen said, and is expected to be out for "a significant amount of time."

Diehards Line:Ford missed six games toward the end of last season due to the injured foot and re-aggravated the injury in the Raiders' second preseason game Aug. 17 at Arizona. He hasn't practiced since. Allen said the foot was simply not responding as hoped. "After visiting with the foot specialist in Carolina, everybody thought that given a little bit of time (Ford) could come back from it," Allen said. "After giving it some time and re-evaluating, everybody, the medical people, felt like surgery was probably the best thing for him." The Raiders have four receivers on the roster besides Ford -- Darrius Heyward-Bey, Rod Streater, Juron Criner and Denarius Moore. Allen said he's "very hopeful" Moore will play this week against Miami.