Wide receiver Rod Streater’s rehab from a broken left foot is ahead of schedule, and he remains hopeful of playing in another game this season.

Streater suffered his injury in Oakland’s third game, against the New England Patriots. He has spent most of the past two months recovering from the surgery and working hard to rejoin his teammates on the field.

“Obviously, you don’t want to sit out but when you’re out and we’re losing it makes it so much harder,” Streater said Wednesday, one day before the Raiders play the Chiefs. “I want to be out there and help this team get some victories, so I’m working hard to get back.”

Streater won’t be back in time for the Chiefs game Thursday night. That leaves five more games for him to target. However, he still doesn’t have a return date scheduled.

Of late, Streater has ramped up his on-field activities. He said that he is encouraged by the fact that he now can run and cut without worry or pain. He’s still somewhat limited, though.

The Raiders entered the season without a legitimate No. 1 receiver. Streater was regarded as the most likely to blossom into that role based on how well he played his first two seasons.

He went from 39 catches for 584 yards and three touchdowns his rookie season in 2012 – he started only two games – to 60 for 888 and four touchdowns last season.

Then came the injury against the Patriots. No one has filled the void too well during Streater’s absence.

Streater said he is confident that he will play again this season. If that doesn’t happen, it won’t be for lack of effort.

“They slowed me down a couple times,” Streater said of team athletic trainers. “I go by one pace, and that’s 100 percent. Sometimes with these injuries you have to take it slow and just make sure it’s healed so when you get out there you don’t reinjure it.”