Regardless of how good a player is, there’s still sually some acclimation period. When he learns the offense along with getting some chemistry with his quarterback. But in that regard, Gardner Minshew had the same feeling about Bowers as his coach.

Retired NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski holds high praise for Las Vegas Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers, saying 'he's on pace to be better than myself.'

Bowers is the first tight end ever to have at least five catches and at least 50 receiving yards in each of the first two games of his career. On Sunday, Bowers had nine catches for 98 yards in the Raiders’ win over the Ravens. That follows a debut game in which he had six catches for 58 yards in Week One.