Brock Bowers injury update latest news on Las Vegas Raiders tight end ahead of his first season in the NFL Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers has been sidelined with a foot injury for weeks now and we haven't seen him since the preseason week one game against the Minnesota Vikings ahead of the Raiders preseason week three game that Bowers ended up missing head coach Antonio Pierce provided an update on the no 13 overall pick saying that Bowers was dealing with an specified foot injury the good news was pierce didn't Express concern about Bow's ability to be ready for week one yeah just precautionary Pierce said when asked if his rookie tight end would be ready for week one got a foot injury and we just want to protect him the Raiders were back on the practice field on Tuesday and we received an update about Bowers practice participation Brock Bowers injury update after not practicing on Tuesday Bowers is sitting out practice once again on Wednesday according to ESPN's Paul Gutierrez while at least a bit concerning bear in mind that there's still an entire week of practice after this one so it's possible the Raiders are just taking it slow with their young tight end Bowers enters the NFL with plenty of hype as many consider him a generational Talent at the tight end position in his preseason debut a few weeks back Bowers showed why there is hype surrounding him the Georgia product tallied two catches for 25 yards displaying his versatility and yards after catchability in the process he lined up in the slot out wide in line and even in the back field the Raiders also have Michael Mayer but the Raiders are expected to deploy plenty of two tight end sets and as mentioned Bowers can line up anywhere on the field so the young tight ends aren't likely to get in each other's way in terms of snaps if anything the Raiders will opt for the more Dynamic Bowers more times than not the biggest concern for Bowers is the quarterback situation ation carder mshu is going to start the season under Center but he's no sure thing the same can be said for his backup seconde signal caller Aiden oconnell that said Bowers is the perfect security blanket for Less talented quarterbacks and just needs the ball in his hands to make things happen he should be fine and should be expected to contribute plenty in Year One