Raiders have put Michael Mayer on the commerce block: Ought to Bengals come calling?

The Cincinnati Bengals have loads of work to do that offseason, however for one more 12 months of the Joe Burrow period, the tight finish place is a query mark going into free company/draft.

The Bengals have seen CJ Uzomah, Hayden Hurst, Irv Smith Jr., and Mike Gesicki prior to now few years, however there isn’t any long-term starter presently on the roster but once more.

With that being stated, a well-recognized identify has resurfaced with the Las Vegas Raiders placing former second-round decide and Northern Kentucky native Michael Mayer on the commerce block.

The Bengals handed on Mayer again within the 2023 NFL Draft for defensive finish Myles Murphy however now have a chance to deliver the 23-year-old right into a pass-heavy offense with Burrow and firm.

Vic Tafur and Tashan Reed of The Athletic reported this:

Raiders are procuring Michael Mayer and are open to different commerce discussions

The Raiders have had discussions with groups who’ve curiosity in tight finish Michael Mayer, in response to league sources. Mayer hasn’t had the affect the Raiders hoped for when he was drafted within the second spherical in 2023. He had simply 27 catches for 304 yards and two touchdowns in 14 video games as a rookie. He missed six video games on account of private causes in 2024 and was delegated to a marginal position as a result of ascent of tight finish Brock Bowers, who was named a first-team All-Professional.

The Raiders put Mayer in a difficult state of affairs by drafting Bowers only a 12 months after him, and the tight finish room shortly grew to become overcrowded.

May the Bengals make a transfer and convey within the younger tight finish and Northern Kentucky native for Burrow?

We will see.