Only a few individuals anticipate the Las Vegas Raiders to make the playoffs this season, however they might have a glimmer of hope for the subsequent few years.
Whereas they don’t have a franchise quarterback, they do have a possible up-and-coming star in rookie tight finish Brock Bowers.
Bowers had been coping with a foot damage, however in line with NFL Community insider Tom Pelissero, he’s not on the damage report and is ready to debut in Week 1 towards the Los Angeles Chargers.
#Raiders first-round decide TE Brock Bowers (foot) is off the damage report and set to make his NFL debut Sunday towards the #Chargers.
LT Kolton Miller (shoulder) can be good to go.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 6, 2024
The Raiders made Bowers the No. 13 total decide within the 2024 NFL Draft after he performed three years of stellar soccer on the College of Georgia.
As a freshman, he set a college file with 13 receiving touchdowns whereas posting 882 receiving yards, and over the subsequent two seasons, he scored 17 extra touchdowns (13 of them within the air).
He was a significant factor in Georgia profitable the nationwide championship within the 2021 and 2022 seasons, and he gained the John Mackey Award, which is given to the perfect tight finish within the nation, in 2022 and 2023.
Las Vegas has two glorious extensive receivers in Davante Adams, a six-time Professional Bowler, and Jakobi Meyers, and their offensive line could also be enhancing.
In addition they have younger head coach Antonio Pierce, who’s beloved by his gamers.
Their beginning quarterback might be Gardner Minshew II, who ideally could be a stable backup, however a lot of the remainder of the roster appears stable, particularly on offense.
If Bowers proves to be a star, it could solely take a very good QB for the Raiders to develop into related once more after twenty years of ineptitude.
