Raiders star tight end Brock Bowers has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans, marking his second straight absence for Las Vegas due to a knee injury.

Bowers missed practice all week and coach Pete Carroll saw no reason to wait another few days to see if his condition improved.

“We’re trying to make sure that once he’s back, he stays back, and there’s no setbacks,” Carroll told reporters Friday.

Bowers attempted to play last week against the Indianapolis Colts but his pre-game efforts weren’t productive and the Raiders made him one of their inactives.

Bowers was a huge breakout star as a rookie last season when he caught 112 passes for 1,194 yards and five touchdowns. The receptions were the most by a rookie in NFL history.

This season, Bowers has 19 receptions

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