It appears Las Vegas Raiders star tight end Brock Bowers is trending toward not playing in his third straight game, Sunday at the Kansas City Chiefs, due to a linger knee injury.
According to ESPN, Bowers was not working at the beginning of practice Wednesday. Earlier in the week, Raiders coach Pete Carroll said Bowers was making progress, but he also noted it might be smart to allow Bowers to rest until after their bye next week. Thus the team may aim to get Bowers to return for a Week 9 home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
He was injured in Week 1, but played through the injury for the next three weeks. If Bowers can’t play, Michael Mayer, who had a good game with five catches for 50 yards and a touchdown in Week 6, would start.
Meanwhile, ESPN also reported starting Jakobi Meyers and backup running back Dylan Laube were also not practicing Wednesday.
Meyers has been the subject of trade rumors for weeks and those rumors have increased in recent days. It is not known if his absence has anything to do with him being prepared to leave the Raiders’ roster. Laube left the win over the Titans with a reported hamstring injury late in the game.
The Raiders’ injury report indicated that Meyers missed practice Wednesday with knee/toe injuries. We will monitor as the week progresses.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs might be without rookie tackle Josh Simmons again because of personal reasons. He wasn’t with the team Sunday when they beat the Detroit Lions and he wasn’t at practice Wednesday. Coach Andy Reid didn’t give any information on when Simmons may return. If not, Jaylon Moore will continue to play for him.
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