With two games remaining in the regular season, the Las Vegas Raiders have officially placed All-Pro tight end Brock Bowers on injured reserve. Bowers has dealt with a knee injury all season after suffering the ailment in Las Vegas’ Week 1 victory over the New England Patriots.
Bowers played in 12 games this season, hauling in 64 receptions for 860 yards and seven touchdowns. He was named to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season, although he will not be able to participate in the event.
The Raiders are placing star TE Brock Bowers on injured reserve today, officially ending his season, per sources.
Bowers has dealt with a knee injury since Week 1. With playoffs long out of reach, the decision was made to get it taken care of now and focus on being 100% in 2026. pic.twitter.com/6MipUECoO9
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 24, 2025
Bowers’ placement on injured reserve caps off yet another underwhelming season for the Las Vegas Raiders. The franchise has made the postseason just twice in the past 23 seasons, and that streak continues this year. After downing New England in their season opener, Vegas has gone 1-13 in its previous 14 games. Sitting at 2-13 overall, the Raiders are tied with the New York Giants for the worst record in football.
The Georgia alum just finished his second season of professional football. Through 29 career games, Bowers has hauled in 176 receptions for 1,874 yards and 12 touchdowns. He has proven himself to be one of the brightest young stars in the sport, although that hasn’t quite contributed to wins on the field.
Brock Bowers and Jeremy Chinn placed on Injured Reserve
Along with Bowers, safety Jeremy Chinn was placed on Injured Reserve as well. Chinn had a strong season for Vegas in 2025, recording 63 tackles and two forced fumbles. With the postseason well out of reach, the services of Bowers and Chinn (to avoid further injury) are no longer needed this season. They lost their ninth consecutive game to the Houston Texans 23-21 last Sunday.
“The intensity that we played at throughout that carried over from special teams and defense and offense, ability to run the football and make some plays happen there,” head coach Pete Carroll said on Monday. “That helps us in all ways, but I thought most of all, it was the intent of the guys to show who we are, and I was really fired up about that part of it.”
Vegas finishes out its regular season with games against the New York Giants and the Kansas City Chiefs. If the Raiders finish with a 2-15 record, it will mark the worst losses in a season in franchise history.