Overview
- Brock Bowers was listed as a non-participant in Wednesday's practice before the Week 7 game against the Chiefs, and multiple reports indicate he is unlikely to play.
- The tight end has a PCL sprain and bone bruise suffered in Week 1 and initially played through the injury with diminished production.
- He has missed the Raiders' last two games, and team messaging points to Week 9 as the earliest realistic return following the Week 8 bye.
- Carroll emphasized prioritizing long-term health, saying the team may wait to guarantee Bowers is back at full speed.
- In Bowers' absence, Michael Mayer produced five catches for 50 yards and a touchdown in the Week 6 win, but Bowers' 112 catches for 1,194 yards as a rookie highlight what Las Vegas is missing at 2-4.