Travis Kelce Involved in Raiders' Announcement on Sunday

Bowers is having another big year in Vegas this season. Entering Sunday’s contest, the All-Pro TE had already registered 45 catches for 510 yards and three touchdowns. Bowers, who is currently in the second season of his four-year, $18 million rookie deal with the Raiders, is looking to make it to the Pro Bowl games for the second straight year.

On Sunday, Bowers rewrote the history books with his first reception of the game. The 22-year-old caught a 27-yard pass from quarterback Geno Smith, which turned out to be a historic milestone for Bowers.

The Raiders took to social media to announce Bowers’ latest feat.

“With that 27-yard reception, TE Brock Bowers ( @brockbowers17 ) now has 22 career receptions of 20+ yards, passing Travis Kelce (21) and Kyle Pitts Sr. (21) for the fourth most receptions of 20+ yards by a TE in their first 26 career games in the NFL since 2000,” Raiders PR posted on X.

Kelce and the Chiefs were not in action on Sunday, but the legendary TE somehow found his name included in Vegas’ Bowers announcement. It wasn’t the best news for the Kansas City star, however, with Kelce now losing his place in the history books because of Bowers.

Bowers, who has now set a new record for most 20+ yards career receptions in his first 26 games, has made his mark in history again. The fact that he’s mentioned in the same breath as a future Hall of Famer like Kelce speaks volumes about how Bowers is already creating his own legacy at this point in his career.

The Raiders will need Bowers to be at his best if they want to secure an upset on Sunday, though. As of writing, Vegas is down to the Chargers, 7-0, with two minutes left in the first half.