Brock Bowers injury update as Raiders TE undergoes knee surgery

The Las Vegas Raiders are going to be without their top pass-catching weapon to open the 2026 NFL season.

Brock Bowers, the team’s star tight end, underwent a meniscus trim Tuesday, Sept. 9, and will cause him to miss “a game or two,” per multiple reports.

Bowers was banged up “a little in camp” before being diagnosed with the injury last week. The Raiders have not yet commented on his injury, and it’s unclear when head coach Klint Kubiak will do so.

Bowers is expected to be the Raiders’ No. 1 pass-catching target when healthy in 2026. The 2024 first-round pick generated 64 catches for 680 yards and seven touchdowns during the 2025 NFL season while playing in 12 games and making just eight starts because of a PCL injury and bone bruise in his left knee.

Fourth-year veteran Michael Mayer is expected to get the bulk of the Raiders’ playing time at tight end as long as Bowers remains sidelined.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brock Bowers injury update as Raiders TE undergoes knee surgery