Raiders Get Clear Brock Bowers Message Before Jaguars Game
Bowers tried to play through it, wearing a brace, but the coaching staff eventually shut him down for a couple of weeks to allow him to heal. After the bye week, the young tight end
With Bowers potentially back, former Raiders running back Rashad Jennings stated that the Georgia product’s return, especially healthy, changes the entire makeup of the Las Vegas offense.
“I expect 89 back in the fold that it opens up the offense and we get to continue to oil and grease down that engine as much as we were doing from the
“I think it opens up the middle of the field. It opens up the backfield because now you have to count linebackers; they can’t just peel their ears back and blitz, they have to be worried about what’s going on in the deep middle. Tampa 2 opens up the run. It helps [Ashton] Jeanty. It softens the line. Everything happens because of how great Brock Bowers is. And I think the system is kind of built around him silently.”
Jaguars Are Well Aware of Raiders’ Brock Bowers
With potentially their top offensive weapon on the field for Week 9, Jaguars head coach Liam Coen shared his thoughts on facing the young Raiders star.
“I think you look at last year and early in the season,“ Coen told reporters about preparing to potentially face Bowers. “The first play of the season against the Patriots, they got him the ball on the very first play. When he’s healthy and available, he’s someone they definitely want to get the ball in his hands.
“We’ve got to make sure we understand where he is because he’s in the hip at tight end, he’s in an inline stance, he’s in the slot, he’s out at one. They want to move him around as the weapon that he is. I think we don’t want to say overprepare, but definitely lean more toward expecting them to get him going.”
Pete Carroll Talks Tyler Lockett Joining the Raiders
Bowers will have a new teammate on offense. On October 27, Las Vegas confirmed the addition of veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett, reuniting him with head coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Geno Smith.
“High hopes for him and high hopes for us that we can make a good connection here, ” Carroll said on the latest episode of “1 on 1.“ “It’s a lot to ask a guy to jump in and be a regular player in a
“He’s a marvelous football player and a tremendous person; he’s one of the real natural ball players—he’s got great sense and feel and has always demonstrated that. Geno knows him really well. They’ve played together for quite some time, and there’s a chemistry between them that maybe can give us a little edge that we haven’t had with the younger guys who have been playing. We’ll see what happens and hold out good hopes for this to help us.”
Colts activate CB Jaylon Jones from IR; sign CB Cameron Mitchell to 53-man roster from practice squad; waive LB Chad Muma, S Trey Washington; elevate DE Durell Nchami, WR Laquon Treadwell to active roster from practice squad for Week 9
The Colts on Saturday activated cornerback Jaylon Jones from injured reserve ahead of their Week 9 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium.
Jones was placed on injured reserve after he sustained a hamstring injury during the Colts' Week 1 win over the Miami Dolphins. He has missed the Colts' last seven games.
The Colts opened Jones' 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve last week, and he was a limited participant in all three practices leading up to the Colts' Week 8 game against the Tennessee Titans. Jones was a full participant in all three practices this week, and head coach Shane Steichen said on Wednesday that he was "progressing very well."
Jones' return is a welcome sight for a secondary that has gone through a considerable amount of injuries and turnover to this point in the season. And with Charvarius Ward Sr. still on injured reserve (the earliest he can return is Week 12), the hope is for Jones to bring some more experience and stability to the Colts secondary.
In his three years with the Colts, Jones has appeared in 35 games (27 starts) with two interceptions, 15 pass break-ups and 144 tackles. He earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 3 in 2024, with two interceptions against the Chicago Bears. Jones started all 17 games last season and finished with a career-high 100 tackles.
"I'm excited to get back out there with the guys," Jones said last week. "I just want to contribute."
The Colts also made the following roster moves on Saturday:
- Signed cornerback Cameron Mitchell to the 53-man roster from the practice squad
- Waived linebacker Chad Muma
- Waived safety Trey Washington
- Elevated defensive end Durell Nchami to active roster from practice squad for Week 9
- Elevated wide receiver Laquon Treadwell to active roster from practice squad for Week 9
