Raiders star could return for Sunday’s game in New Orleans

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Las Vegas Raiders star tight end Brock Bowers is questionable to play in Sunday’s game at New Orleans, with coach Klint Kubiak expressing optimism he could return.

Las Vegas Raiders prima Brock Bowers could instrumentality Sunday against the Saints successful New Orleans.

The choky extremity did not signifier connected Friday and is listed arsenic questionable connected the team’s last wounded study of the week up of Sunday’s crippled astatine Caesars Superdome.

If helium plays, it would beryllium little than 3 weeks aft undergoing a meniscus trim connected his near knee.

Bowers worked retired connected the tract earlier past week’s crippled against the Los Angeles Chargers earlier officially being declared out. He was able to signifier successful a constricted capacity connected Wednesday and Thursday and has appeared to beryllium trending successful the close direction.

Coach Klint Kubiak said it was portion of the betterment program to remainder connected Friday.

“I’m optimistic,” Kubiak said of the chances of Bowers playing.

The Raiders volition beryllium without rookie information Treydan Stukes and astir apt without reserve backmost Aidan O’Connell connected Sunday.

Stukes is inactive successful concussion protocol and O’Connell has been distant from the squad for a week due to the decease of his father.

He volition not question with the squad Friday, but could articulation them successful New Orleans. He’s officially questionable.

“Our prayers are with Aidan and his family, and we miss him,” Kubiak said. “Can’t hold to get him back. He’s a immense portion of our team, and we emotion him.”

Defensive extremity Kwity Paye is questionable with an illness. He was capable to signifier successful a constricted capableness connected Friday.

This is simply a processing story. Check backmost for updates.

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