HENDERSON, Nev. -- Michael Mayer was anything but gregarious when the second-year tight end saw the Las Vegas Raiders use their first-round pick, No. 13 overall, in last month's draft on another tight end in Georgia's Brock Bowers.
Mayer, after all, was the Raiders' second-round pick out of Notre Dame in 2023.
"It is what it is," Mayer said Tuesday at OTAs, describing his knee-jerk reaction. "I mean, they drafted me last year, so I've just got to come here, keep my head down, keep working hard, try to win as many games as possible.