{
  "id": 8280012,
  "title": "TE Brock Bowers returns to Raiders practice for first time since knee surgery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/te-brock-bowers-returns-to-raiders-practice-for-first-time-since-knee",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:02:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/te-brock-bowers-returns-to-raiders-practice-for-first-time-since-knee-surgery-180217625.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers took part in practice for the first time since undergoing minor knee surgery. The third-year player joined his team for action on Friday, marking his initial appearance on the field post-surgery. Bowers had knee meniscus trimming surgery last week, which kept him sidelined during Las Vegas’ Week 1 victory against the Miami Dolphins. Raiders coach Klint Kubiak had earlier stated that Bowers was in a \"day-to-day\" situation after the operation. Video footage from multiple sources displayed Bowers (No. 89) walking onto the field wearing pads and his helmet. He was seen wearing a sleeve on his left leg. Despite not practicing on Wednesday or Thursday, his availability for Sunday's Week 2 game against the Los Angeles Chargers remains uncertain. This report will be updated further.",
  "summary": "Bowers missed Las Vegas' Week 1 win after undergoing a procedure to trim his meniscus.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tight end Brock Bowers practices first since knee surgery",
    "Third-year player joins team for action on Friday",
    "Availability for Week 2 game against Chargers uncertain"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}