Michael Mayer

ESPN’s Ryan McFadden believes Raiders TE Michael Mayer “could make a jump” in 2025.

The third-year tight end missed several games last season due to a personal issue and spent the offseason being a rumored trade target. Mayer obviously won’t cut deeply into Brock Bowers’ snap share, but he has a chance to cut into Tre Tucker and Jack Bech’s playing time if the Raiders feel that Mayer is one of their best eleven. “I think Mike’s been outstanding,” Raiders OC Chip Kelly told reporters before noting that “I checked, you can play with two tight ends in a game at the same time, and sometimes you can play with three tight ends they told me. So, maybe we can get to that if we have to.”