The Las Vegas Raiders have spent the past few years cultivating an intriguing skill position group. The star of the show is tight end Brock Bowers, arguably the NFL's best tight end heading into the regular season.
The Las Vegas Raiders are home to arguably the best tight end room in the NFL. In consecutive years, the Raiders drafted Notre Dame's Michael Mayer and Georgia's Brock Bowers, two of the best tight ends in college football at the time.
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Ian Thomas signed with the Raiders last March, ending his lengthy run in Carolina. The veteran tight end is positioned for a second straight year in Vegas.
The Las Vegas Raiders are deep at tight end, as they have arguably the best tight end in the National Football League in Brock Bowers, and one of the best tight ends to enter the league in recent memory other than Bowers, Michael Mayer.
The Las Vegas Raiders signed Ian Thomas, adding another talented tight end to the roster. He has performed well in training camp so far, as he gradually establishes himself within the offense.
Veteran tight end will be a backup The Las Vegas Raiders have recently signed veteran tight end Ian Thomas as a free agent recently. Let’s take a closer look at Thomas: Size: 6-2, 260 pounds.
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Should Raiders trade Michael Mayer now? We all know, of course, the Las Vegas Raiders are in fine shape at the tight end position where Brock Bowers established himself as an elite player at the position as a rookie.
The Las Vegas Raiders announced that they have agreed to a deal with veteran tight end Ian Thomas, who spent the first seven years of his career with the Carolina Panthers.
As hard as it is to believe, the Las Vegas Raiders have a slight issue with their tight end room. Despite the record-smashing rookie season by Brock Bowers, the Raiders may have precious little behind him.
The Las Vegas Raiders signed unrestricted free agent defensive tackle Leki Fotu and tight end Ian Thomas to contracts on Tuesday. Terms of the deals were not announced by the team.
The Las Vegas Raiders announced they have signed TE Ian Thomas to a contract. Thomas has built a reputation as primarily a blocking tight end and will add some depth for the Raiders there. Thomas, 28, is a former fourth-round pick of the Panthers back in 2018 out of Indiana.
While their need at wide receiver will get more attention, the Carolina Panthers need to upgrade their tight end room just as badly, if not even moreso.
With the Panthers coming off their bye week, the front office made a series of moves on Monday. Most notably, the team placed tight end Ian Thomas on injured reserve.
It's been a long five years for the Carolina Panthers at the tight end position since franchise legend Greg Olsen left for Seattle at the tail-end of his career.
The Panthers announced several moves on Saturday, including placing TE Ian Thomas on injured reserve. In additional moves, the team is signing TE Feleipe Franks and DT Jayden Peevy to the active roster and promoting RB Mike Boone and CB Lonnie Johnson from the practice squad.
NFL training camp season is almost here. The Panthers begin their program with rookies reporting on July 19 at Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, while veterans join four days later on the 23rd.
Veteran tight end Ian Thomas appears to be looking to say put in Carolina as Joe Person of The Athletic reported Sunday that the Panthers are restructuring his contract.