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Raiders | Brock Bowers limited in Wednesday practice Wed Oct 28, 05:50 PM
Raiders TE Brock Bowers was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday because of a calf injury.
| Footballguys view: We've seen this with Bowers before. Bowers was also limited last Wednesday with a hamstring/calf injury before upgrading to full practice on Thursday. Let's see if the plan is the same this week for the superstar tight end. |
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Raiders QB Kirk Cousins said on Wednesday that WR Jalen Nailor has been getting open and needs more chances in the offense. "When you watch the tape, you see him separating. I've told him you're doing a lot of good things. I need to give you opportunities to make it right," Cousins said, pointing to a late route against the Bills on which he overthrew Nailor and to "a couple of other examples" in Sunday's loss to the Rams. "He's beating his guy. That's all he can do. And then it's our job to give him opportunities to make plays," Cousins added.
| Footballguys view: He's running the routes, but the Raiders aren't getting him the ball much. Nailor caught 2-of-5 targets for 14 yards in the Raiders' Week 7 loss against the Rams. He's yet to be a waiver-wire addition, but that could change if Cousins starts sending it in his direction. |
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The Raiders activated second-year WR Dont'e Thornton Jr. from injured reserve on Tuesday, releasing DT Jonah Laulu in a corresponding move. Thornton's practice window opened October 7, and the 21-day evaluation period was approaching its Wednesday deadline. Raiders coach Klint Kubiak repeatedly indicated Thornton needed to demonstrate he was ready to contribute, and the team declined to activate him for Sunday's loss to the Rams.
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The Raiders designated WR Jack Bech (forearm) to return to practice from injured reserve on Monday. Bech fractured his forearm in late September, head coach Klint Kubiak confirmed at the time.
| Footballguys view: Bech has been out with a broken forearm suffered in the Week 3 victory over the Saints. Bech now has 21 days to practice before he must be added to the 53-man roster. In his second season, Bech caught five passes for 48 yards with a touchdown before suffering the injury. As a rookie in 2025, Bech caught 20 passes for 224 yards. With a lack of high-end depth at wideout, Bech, an excellent blocker, could resume a contributing role in short order. |
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Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak opened his press conference on Monday by saying, before anyone could ask, that QB Kirk Cousins is the team's starter. "Fernando is going to play at some point, but it's not going to be this week," Kubiak said of QB Fernando Mendoza. Kubiak also said Cousins is playing at a very high level.
| Footballguys view: Through seven games, Cousins has thrown for 1,877 yards, a league-leading 16 touchdowns, and five interceptions. He has thrown seven TDs in the past four games (all losses) after nine in the first three (all wins). But Cousins is not this team's biggest problem, and Kubiak knows that. It doesn't mean the Raiders won't make a switch at some point. But all indications are that the team would like to hold off on throwing Mendoza into the fray as long as possible. |
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Amid a four-game losing streak, Raiders coach Klint Kubiak said the team is evaluating everything, including looking toward the future by starting No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza over Kirk Cousins. "We have to go watch the film," Kubiak said after a 35-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. "We've got to talk about all of it."
| Footballguys view: Through seven games, Cousins has thrown for 1,877 yards, a league-leading 16 touchdowns and five interceptions. He has thrown seven TDs in the past four games after nine in the first three. To be clear, Cousins is not this team's biggest problem. But he's understood the reality of his situation since the team drafted Mendoza with the first pick in April's draft. If the losses begin to pile up, the likelihood of the team turning to the Heisman Trophy winner will increase. Stay tuned. |
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Raiders QB Kirk Cousins addressed the possibility of being replaced by rookie QB Fernando Mendoza, saying, "If I'm not the best option, I don't want to be out there."
| Footballguys view: After three straight wins to start the season, the decision to ride with Cousins was looking like the wise choice. Now that the Raiders have lost four in a row, it's fair to wonder whether the time for Mendoza, the first-pick overall in April's draft, to take over the starting job is coming. The Raiders play the Jets in Week 8. |
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Las Vegas Raiders WR Tre Tucker caught 5 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets in Sunday's 35-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. He was projected for 9.3 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 18.8.
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Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty made an impressive catch during Sunday's game against the Rams and looked "a little shaken up" after the play. Jeanty went right back into the huddle.
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Raiders rookie RB Mike Washington Jr. (foot/back) was on the field stretching alongside RB Ashton Jeanty and other skill players before Sunday's Week 7 game against the Rams. Washington is listed as questionable, but his pregame participation is a sign that he is good to go Sunday afternoon.
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The Raiders did not elevate a running back from the practice squad ahead of Sunday's game against the Rams, while rookie RB Mike Washington Jr. (foot/back) is considered a game-time decision. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported that some optimism exists, but the Raiders need to see how Washington feels on Sunday. Head coach Klint Kubiak said on Friday, "We're expecting him to be ready." Washington is listed as questionable.
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Raiders rookie RB Mike Washington Jr. (foot/back) is considered a game-time decision for Sunday's game against the Rams. There is "some optimism" he will play, but the Raiders need to see how he feels on Sunday. Washington is officially questionable for the Week 7 matchup.
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Raiders WR Dont'e Thornton Jr. (hamstring) is listed as out on the Week 7 injury report. Dont'e Thornton Jr. was a full participant in Friday's practice.
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Raiders WR Jack Bech (forearm) will be eligible to return to practice starting next week. Bech has been on injured reserve since fracturing his forearm against the Saints in late September. At the time, he was expected to return later this season.
| Footballguys view: Bech was down the pecking order before the injury and still has to prove he's healthy enough to play. He's worth stashing in deep dynasty leagues, but he's not quite on the redraft radar yet. |
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Raiders rookie RB Mike Washington Jr. is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Rams with foot/back injuries. He was limited on Wednesday and missed practice on Thursday and Friday, but head coach Klint Kubiak indicated on Friday that the team expects Washington to play. Washington played a season-high 23 snaps in Week 6, with nine carries for 43 yards. If he can't play, RB Dylan Laube will back up starter Ashton Jeanty.
| Footballguys view: Washington was limited at practice to start the week and has missed both practices since, suggesting he won't play this week. However, Kubiak's comments say otherwise. The rookie was heating up, getting double-digit touches in two of his last three games. Ashton Jeanty is off the injury report this week, and he's expected to get the bulk of the work if Washington can't go. Dylan Laube may get occasional touches, but Jeanty deserves consideration as a back-end RB1. If Washington is active, he'd take some work from Jeanty, but he's not much more than a desperation flex. |
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Raiders rookie RB Mike Washington Jr. (foot/back) is questionable for Sunday's Week 7 game against the Rams. Washington was not present at practice on Thursday and was not spotted at practice on Friday.
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Raiders offensive coordinator Andrew Janocko praised TE Michael Mayer during his Thursday press conference, calling him "a valuable piece to this team" and adding, "He's going to be a part of our success going forward." Janocko cited Mayer's work in the "run game, pass game protections" and noted he "sits in the front row of the meeting rooms." Mayer had a career-high 95 receiving yards in last Sunday's 33-30 loss to the Bills.
| Footballguys view: The Raiders ran multi-tight-end sets on 74% of their snaps last week, clearly comfortable using both Brock Bowers and Mayer full-time. Mayer is the TE12 on the year. He has a tough matchup this weekend against the Rams, but he's firmly in the streaming discussion. |
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Raiders TE Brock Bowers (hamstring/calf) was a full participant in practice on Thursday. Bowers had been limited on Wednesday.
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Raiders rookie RB Mike Washington Jr. was not present during the media viewing period of practice on Thursday. Washington was limited on Wednesday due to back and foot injuries.
| Footballguys view: Washington is not getting much work so long as Ashton Jeanty is healthy. With Jeanty not on the injury report Thursday, Washington is clearly going to continue with his backup role. If Jeanty needs a breather or misses time as he's been battling a couple of injuries, Washington would then have more fantasy value. |
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Raiders TE Brock Bowers was limited in practice on Wednesday with a hamstring/calf injury. Las Vegas hosts the Rams on Sunday.
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Las Vegas Raiders TE Michael Mayer caught 7 passes for 95 yards on 9 targets in Sunday's 33-30 loss to the Buffalo Bills. He was projected for 5.6 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 13.0.
| Footballguys view: As ESPN's Tristan Cockcroft noted, the Raiders are making two tight ends fantasy relevant. Mayer -- second on their positional depth chart -- scored 16.5 fantasy points on nine targets, his third game with at least 12 points in his past four. Coach Klint Kubiak's offense has coaxed a league-leading 64.6 points from tight ends during those four weeks. Mayer was TE5 overall through the end of Sunday's late-afternoon games. His teammate, Brock Bowers, was TE11 with 11 points. |
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Las Vegas Raiders QB Kirk Cousins completed 23 of 41 passes for 313 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception in Sunday's 33-30 loss to the Buffalo Bills. He was projected for 17.3 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 19.5.
| Footballguys view: A poor third quarter, in which Cousins threw the only interception of the game, left the Raiders trailing by 10 twice in the second half. Both times, Cousins gave his team a chance. With just under two minutes remaining in the contest, it took two plays for Cousins to find the end zone, hitting Tre Tucker with a 44-yard touchdown (for his second score of the day). Cousins was mostly solid outside of the pick, but too many Raiders mistakes -- some bigger than others -- ultimately sank them. The Raiders face the Rams in Week 7. |
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Las Vegas Raiders WR Tre Tucker caught 5 passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns on 7 targets in Sunday's 33-30 loss to the Buffalo Bills. He was projected for 8.2 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 24.2.
| Footballguys view: As USA Today suggested, somebody in the wide receiver room finally answered the bell. Tucker's 11-yard score tied the game at 23, and his diving 44-yard touchdown grab finished a 24-second drive. "I think he's faster than I realize he is, and there are times when I just need to launch, and he'll go get it," Kirk Cousins said when asked about his connection with Tucker. The Raiders play the Rams in Week 7. |
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Raiders WR Dont'e Thornton Jr. (hamstring) is listed as out on the Week 6 injury report. Dont'e Thornton Jr. was a full participant in Friday's practice.
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Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty (foot) was a full participant in practice for the entire week. Las Vegas hosts the Bills on Sunday.
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Raiders WR Jalen Nailor, who has been in the concussion protocol, was out of the red jersey at practice on Friday. Las Vegas' receiving corps "could be adding reinforcements," with WR Dont'e Thornton Jr. also practicing again. Thornton has since been ruled out for Sunday.
| Footballguys view: A DNP-to-LP-to-FP progression is what we like to see for a guy working through concussion protocol. Nailor seems on track to play this week. That said, he has just 52 receiving yards through four games. He's taken a clear back seat to Tre Tucker. The Bills are a good matchup, and desperate managers might be eyeballing Nailor. He could score a touchdown, but you probably have better options for your fantasy lineup. |
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Raiders TE Brock Bowers was a full participant in practice on Thursday. Bowers had been limited on Wednesday.
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Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty was a full participant on Wednesday's first injury report of the week, and his ankle injury has been removed from the report. Head coach Klint Kubiak said earlier Wednesday that Jeanty was getting healthier.
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Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak said on Wednesday that RB Ashton Jeanty is starting to "feel a lot better" physically.
| Footballguys view: When asked if the team considered sitting Jeanty to get him healthy, Kubiak said, "He's playing." Jeanty played through ankle and foot injuries against the Patriots on Sunday. Fantasy GMs sitting on Mike Washington Jr. hoping for a larger role will have to wait. |
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Raiders WR Jalen Nailor (concussion) will practice on Thursday, head coach Klint Kubiak said on Wednesday. Nailor did not practice last week and was ruled out for the Week 5 game at New England.
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The Raiders have internally discussed giving RB Ashton Jeanty a week off to heal at some point, ESPN's Dan Graziano reported on Wednesday. "He does not want to take a week off and has pushed to play through the injuries," Graziano reported. Jeanty played through ankle and foot injuries in Sunday's loss to the Patriots after being a game-time decision.
| Footballguys view: On Wednesday, Raiders HC Klint Kubiak shot down the idea of Jeanty getting a week of rest. In fact, Kubiak said Jeanty is starting to "feel a lot better." We've got Jeanty in the low-end RB1 range against the Bills in Week 6. |
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Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak said on Monday that RB Mike Washington Jr. needs more opportunities, and that it starts with Kubiak giving them to him. Kubiak also said the run game must improve after Sunday's loss to the Patriots: "It falls on me to get it fixed."
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Raiders rookie QB Fernando Mendoza made his NFL debut on Sunday, leading the final drive of a 45-17 loss to the Patriots and completing 6 of 8 passes for 48 yards. The No. 1 overall pick completed his first five passes to move the Raiders into the red zone before the drive ended on a turnover on downs when he scrambled short of the line to gain on fourth-and-5. Head coach Klint Kubiak said after the game that he "wanted to get him some exposure," adding, "He did a good job. All reps are valuable. Very important for him." QB Kirk Cousins remains the starter, Kubiak confirmed.
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Las Vegas Raiders TE Michael Mayer caught 1 pass for 2 yards on 1 target in Sunday's 45-17 loss to the New England Patriots. He was projected for 7.1 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 0.7.
| Footballguys view: Mayer was a big part of the Raiders pass offense in Week 4, but he was barely heard from in Week 5. The Raiders weren't able to get anything going in this game except for passes to their all-world wide receiver, err, tight end Brock Bowers. Mayer isn't an essential hold heading into a game against the Bills, but the likely high-scoring matchup does keep him in streaming consideration if you are going to the wire to cover Sam LaPorta's bye next week. |
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Las Vegas Raiders TE Brock Bowers caught 8 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets and lost 1 fumble in Sunday's 45-17 loss to the New England Patriots. He was projected for 15.6 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 19.0.
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Las Vegas Raiders RB Mike Washington Jr. ran 1 time for 5 yards and also caught 1 pass for 5 yards on 1 target in Sunday's 45-17 loss to the New England Patriots. He was projected for 9.1 fantasy points (half-PPR) and finished with 1.5.
| Footballguys view: Ashton Jeanty was a game-time decision after being added to the injury report with plantar fasciitis in addition to his lingering ankle injury suffered in a practice in between the end of the preseason and Week 1. The Klint Kubiak running game never got out of the garage as the Raiders fell behind big early, and they will probably have to rely on the passing game to keep up with Josh Allen and the Bills next week. Washington is still a hold if you can find a bench spot for him because Jeanty is clearly not 100%, but this result was disappointing in more ways than one. |
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Raiders rookie QB Fernando Mendoza was set to make his NFL debut with 6:04 to go in Sunday's game at the Patriots. Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick, had been the backup to QB Kirk Cousins, who was announced as the starter for the previous game.
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Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty will play on Sunday against the Patriots. Jeanty had been listed as questionable with ankle and foot injuries. He went through a pregame workout in Foxborough on Sunday morning before being cleared to play.
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Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty went through a "very, very quick workout" before Sunday's game against the Patriots to test his injured foot/ankle. Jeanty ran the drills twice, huddled with the team's decision-makers for a discussion and went back to the locker room. The session was much shorter than the full workout TE Brock Bowers went through before Week 2 against the Chargers, a game Bowers ultimately did not play. Jeanty is officially questionable.
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Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty (foot/ankle), listed as questionable, was on the field in Foxborough on Sunday going through a pregame workout to see if he can play against the Patriots. He is a "true game time decision." Jeanty has been bothered by the ankle since the preseason and may need a week off at some point to get it right.
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The Raiders elevated rookie RB Roman Hemby from the practice squad on Saturday, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported. The move comes with Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty questionable for Sunday's game at New England because of foot and ankle injuries.
| Footballguys view: Jeanty's Fantasy GMs need to keep an eye out here. Jeanty was limited in Thursday's practice and missed Friday's practice. Mike Washington Jr. is in line for a large workload if Jeanty is declared out. Fantasy GMs should have already been stashing him, and if he's out there on your waiver wire, then feel free to pick him up. |
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Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty apparently injured his foot in practice on Thursday and did not practice on Friday ahead of Sunday's game at New England. Jeanty had been practicing fully with an ankle issue before he was added to the injury report on Thursday as limited with a foot injury. Coach Klint Kubiak said Jeanty is questionable to play Sunday. If Jeanty does not play, rookie RB Mike Washington Jr. will start.
| Footballguys view: When Jeanty was downgraded to a limited participant on Thursday, everyone assumed he was still working through his preseason ankle injury. A new foot injury completely changes his outlook, and Mike Washington Jr. becomes a must-add player in all formats. Jeanty's efficiency has dipped significantly this year from last year's already-shaky numbers. He's a risky play if active, and fantasy managers should plan to play without him in Week 5. |
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Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty missed practice on Friday with an ankle injury and is questionable for Sunday's game at the Patriots. Jeanty was limited in Thursday's practice.
| Footballguys view: Thankfully, the Raiders play early Sunday, so if Jeanty is inactive, there won't be a shortage of pivot options. Jeanty has been managing a sprained ankle for nearly seven weeks after going down in a preseason practice. If he can't go, Mike Washington Jr. will shoot up the ranks into the RB2 tier. If Jeanty is active, though, you can't possibly bench him. He may benefit from a week off, but we'll hope for clarity before inactives are declared on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET. |
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Raiders WR Jalen Nailor (concussion) was not practicing on Friday. Nailor also did not practice on Thursday and has been in the concussion protocol since suffering the injury in Sunday's loss to the Chiefs. The Raiders visit the Patriots on Sunday.
| Footballguys view: Without a single practice this week, Nailor is almost guaranteed not to play. Even if he does, he's been an afterthought in this offense. He's off the fantasy radar. |
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Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty was not on the field during the media viewing period of Friday's practice. Jeanty was limited on Thursday due to an ankle and foot injury.
| Footballguys view: Jeanty was a full participant on Wednesday, a limited participant on Thursday, and looked like a DNP on Friday. This is not the trajectory fantasy managers want to see. Mike Washington Jr. should be picked up in all leagues with a chance to be the lead back this week if Jeanty can't go. He's officially questionable after missing Friday's practice, and fantasy managers should plan for Jeanty to be out on Sunday. |
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Raiders DE Maxx Crosby played a season-high snap percentage in Sunday's loss to the Chiefs. The Raiders said on Thursday that his snap count remains 'week-to-week.'
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Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty was a full participant in Thursday's practice.
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Raiders WR Jalen Nailor (concussion) did not participate in Thursday's practice.
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Raiders TE Brock Bowers (knee) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
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Raiders TE Brock Bowers (knee) was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday, according to the official injury report. Las Vegas visits the Patriots on Sunday.
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