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ArticleIs Brock Bowers playing Week 2? Latest updates on Raiders TE's status
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Michael Mayer is Bowers' top backup and he will handle a lion's share of the team's snaps as long as the 2024 first-round pick remains out of action. Mayer 55 of the Raiders' 68 offensive snaps in Week 1, recording six catches for 32 yards.
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Mayer gets expanded role with Bowers out; 55 snaps and 6 catches in Week 1.

Michael Mayer is Brock Bowers' top backup and will handle a lion's share of the Raiders' snaps while Bowers remains out. In Week 1, Mayer played 55 of the Raiders' 68 offensive snaps, recording six catches for 32 yards. The 25-year-old signed a three-year, $45 million extension on the eve of the 2026 NFL season to serve as Las Vegas' long-term complement to Bowers.

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