Raiders TE Brock Bowers leaves game vs. Seahawks early with ankle injury

Brock Bowers didn’t last long on Sunday afternoon.The Las Vegas Raiders tight end was ruled out of their contest against the Seattle Seahawks due to an ankle injury he suffered early in the first quarter. That knocked him out for the majority of Fernando Mendoza’s starting debut at Allegiant Stadium. Bowers, in the first quarter of the contest, went up to block Seahawks safety Nick Emmanwori for running back Ashton Jeanty. But as Jeanty cut the other way, Bowers had his legs rolled up on in a pile and he went down awkwardly. Brock Bowers is hurt after this play pic.twitter.com/GnkBHz67nD— Arye Pulli (@AryePulliNFL) November 15, 2026Bowers remained down for a few moments while the team’s training staff helped him, and he then limped off to the sidelines. Bowers did return to the game briefly after that, which helped lead the way for Mendoza’s rushing touchdown to get them on the board. But he left the game again late in the second quarter, and the team ruled him out for good just before the start of the second half with the ankle injury. Clearly, it was just too much for him to overcome. Further specifics of his injury are not yet known. Bowers finished with two catches for 18 yards. He entered Sunday with 658 yards and six touchdowns this season, his third in the league after the Raiders took him with the No. 13 overall pick out of Georgia in 2024. The Raiders, who dealt away quarterback Kirk Cousins at the deadline, entered Sunday’s contest with a 4-5 record. The trade paved the way for Mendoza, the former Indiana star and reigning Heisman Trophy winner, to get the first start of his career. Though Mendoza appears to be holding his own so far, losing a target like Bowers for any substantial amount of time will make things much more difficult for him as his NFL career gets going.This post will be updated with more information shortly.