Brock Bowers injury update: Raiders star trending towards not playing vs Colts per report

Las Vegas Raiders All-Pro tight end Brock Bowers is trending toward not playing Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, NFL Network‘s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported on Saturday.

Bowers has been battling a knee injury that he suffered in Vegas’ season opening loss to the New England Patriots. He currently ranks second on the team with 225 receiving yards, but he has yet to haul in a touchdown this season.

#Raiders star TE Brock Bowers is trending toward not playing Sunday against the #Colts, per me and @TomPelissero. Bowers has been battling a knee injury.

While coach Pete Carroll expressed confidence in Bowers being out on the field, his knee didn’t respond. pic.twitter.com/kI6wCAp93J

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 4, 2025

On Friday, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll said that he expected Bowers to suit up this weekend. That however doesn’t quite look like the case.

“We figure that he’ll play,” Carroll said. “We just wanted to make sure to rest him throughout (the week). We have him listed as questionable but we think he’ll play.”

Bowers appeared to suffer the knee injury in that season opener when he absorbed a low blow near the sideline. On the next play, Bowers could be seen limping before walking off the field.

Before leaving the game, Bowers tallied five catches for a team-high 103 receiving yards. While Bowers hasn’t missed a game yet this season, he hasn’t been able to put up the same numbers he notched in Week 1.

Bowers has been spectacular for Vegas in first two seasons

Brock Bowers led the Raiders with 112 catches for 1,194 receiving yards and five touchdowns last season. Bowers led all NFL tight ends in receptions and receiving yards. Additionally, Bowers’ 1,194 receiving yards were the most by any position in Raiders history.

To pile on, Bowers’ 112 receptions were the most-ever by an NFL rookie, shattering a record set by Puka Nacua only the previous year. During an appearance on Bussin With The Boys in July, Bowers explained how his first season in the NFL differed from his time at Georgia.

“It’s just way different,” Bowers said. “In college I feel like the coaches are trying to push you so hard because they have to and then in the NFL they’re kind of like, ‘You either do it or you’re going to get cut. We don’t care that much, we can have your replacement here tomorrow.’ It’s kind of a different mindset out of the coaches and the players.

“… “I’m just really big into winning every single rep and like trying to do that in the offseason… During OTAs I’m trying to do that and just pisses me off when I don’t do that. So, it just pushes me to get better in every single facet I think. Because I feel like there’s not one thing I did great, but not one thing I did super duper bad. I’m just trying to elevate everything.”

The likely Bowers-less Raiders will look to have a strong showing on Sunday when they face off against the Colts at 1 PM ET. The game will air live on FOX.

On3’s Grant Grubbs contributed to this report.