Ahead of the Week 5 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, the Las Vegas Raiders released Thursday’s injury report, and tight end Brock Bowers (knee) was listed as a non-participant while defensive end Maxx Crosby (knee) was limited.
Bowers has been dealing with the knee injury since the end of the season opener against the New England Patriots. He hasn’t missed a game yet, but his production has notably dipped over the last three weeks. Also, it appears that he may have suffered a setback. Bowers was a full participant in all three practices leading up to last week’s matchup against the Chicago Bears, but was limited on Wednesday and sat out on Thursday.
Fellow tight end Michael Mayer (concussion) did sit out against Chicago, but has returned to the field this week, albeit on a limited basis. The Raiders leaned heavily on third-string tight end Ian Thomas when Mayer was out, and would likely go a similar route if Bowers can’t play in Indianapolis.
Las Vegas could also turn to undrafted rookie Carter Runyon or Albert Okwuegbunam Jr., both of whom were called up from the practice squad last week. Runyon is currently on the 53-man roster, taking the open spot after left tackle Kolton Miller was placed on injured reserve earlier this week.
Meanwhile, Crosby wasn’t listed on Wednesday’s injury report at all, but popped up on the report the following day. Granted, the defensive end still participated in the session, providing optimism that he’ll be ready to go on Sunday.
To round out Thursday’s injury report, linebacker Brennan Jackson (foot) also didn’t participate in practice, wide receiver Justin Shorter (illness) was upgraded to limited, cornerback Decamrion Richardson (hamstring) was a full participant for the second day in a row, and cornerback Eric Stokes (knee) was limited in back-to-back sessions.
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