Raiders tight end Brock Bowers practices but listed as doubtful for game vs. Chiefs

Adam Hill, Las Vegas Review-Journal on Oct 17, 2025

Published in Football

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LAS VEGAS — The Raiders will likely be without star tight end Brock Bowers for a third straight game when they play the Chiefs on Sunday, but the outlook for wide receiver Jakobi Meyers is more optimistic.

Both players practiced on a limited basis Friday. Bowers was listed as doubtful on the Raiders’ final injury report with a knee injury he suffered in Week 1.

Meyers, who sustained knee and toe injuries during a tackle last week against the Titans, was listed as questionable.

“Jakobi got more than Brock did (on Friday),” coach Pete Carroll said. “(Meyers) looks like he bounced back pretty well, so we’re very hopeful that he’ll be available. Brock got his first workout here in a while. His workouts have been great during the week. I watched him when he was working with the trainers and he’s really going good. So, we’re really close on him.”

The Raiders have a bye following the Chiefs game, so sitting out would give Bowers two more weeks to recover. The 22-year-old played through his injury for three games wearing a brace before the team decided to rest his knee.

“It felt good to be back out there with the guys and be back at practice and just feeling better,” Bowers said. “I just want to be out there and it’s so frustrating to not be able to do what I want to do. The season is so short, so I want to be out there every game. It’s tough.”

Carroll said the goal is to not just get Bowers back on the field, but get him playing at a high level. The 2024 first-round pick appeared to be laboring through games between Weeks 2 and 4.

Bowers had 112 receptions for 1,194 yards with five touchdowns as a rookie. He has 19 catches for 225 yards this year and has yet to find the end zone.

“Even those three weeks I played with the knee brace, it was frustrating not being able to do what I really wanted to do,” Bowers said. “Now these two weeks have been tough not even being out there at all.”

Wide receiver and return specialist Alex Bachman is also questionable with an ankle injury. He practiced on a limited basis Thursday and Friday.