Raiders training camp primer: Does Michael Mayer start at tight end?

Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer has the all-around skillset at the tight end position. Mayer can run routes, catch, and block — all traits the Las Vegas Raiders seek from a tight end.Replacing Darren Waller begins in earnest in just a few short days for the Las Vegas Raiders. That’s when the team embarks on training camp with rookies reporting first on July 20 and veterans joining the fray July 25.

It’s a completely remade tight end room after the Silver & Black dealt Waller to the New York Giants this offseason. The current group is a mix of veteran talent with a very intriguing and highly-touted rookie prospect.

Said neophyte arrives with such high expectations that it beckons this question:…