{"id":902011,"date":"2026-09-23T02:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/902011\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T02:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:48:12","slug":"brock-bowers-injury-update-return-timeline-revealed-in-latest-nfl-rumors-after-raiders-start-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/902011\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock Bowers Injury Update, Return Timeline Revealed in Latest NFL Rumors After Raiders Start 2-0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The Las Vegas Raiders are off to a somewhat surprising 2-0 start, and they could get one of their star players back this week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">NFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday that tight end Brock Bowers is expected to be back with the Raiders this week against the New Orleans Saints after missing the start of the season with a knee injury. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Bowers missed the Raiders&#8217; season opener against the Miami Dolphins and had a <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25497761-brock-bowers-injury-update-timeline-return-raiders-after-reported-knee-surgery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">meniscus trim procedure<\/a> earlier this month after injuring his knee during training camp. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">There was initially hope that he&#8217;d be able to return for Week 2, but he ended up missing the game against the Los Angeles Chargers. The Raiders still managed to take care of business, beating their divisional rival 26-14. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Bowers had a standout rookie season that saw him collect 1,194 yards and five touchdowns. Injuries struck in Year 2, and Bowers ended up missing five games because of knee troubles. He still finished the 2025 campaign with 680 yards and seven scores. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">With Bowers out, Michael Mayer has assumed the starting tight end role for the Raiders, recording nine receptions for 55 yards through two games. Las Vegas inked Mayer to a <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25498483-michael-mayer-raiders-agree-contract-extension-full-details-updated-nfl-salary-cap\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">three-year, $45 million extension<\/a> before the season, clearly showing that it values him alongside Bowers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Wide receiver Tre Tucker has been the focal point of the passing attack to start the season, and he&#8217;s picked up seven receptions and 146 yards through two games. Running back Ashton Jeanty has also done well to aid the offense, rushing for 150 yards so far. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">But while the Raiders have gotten strong play from a few skill players, potentially having Bowers back on Sunday would give them even more of an edge. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Las Vegas appeared to be in for another rebuilding year coming into the season, but a 2-0 start perhaps says otherwise. If the Raiders can keep Bowers and other key players healthy, they could make a surprising run. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Las Vegas Raiders are off to a somewhat surprising 2-0 start, and they could get one of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":902012,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-902011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/902012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=902011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=902011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}