One of the stars of the Las Vegas Raiders’ perfect 4-0 preseason was veteran free-agent pass-rusher Tashawn Bower.
Bower had four sacks, which led the NFL in the preseason. Bower sealed his place on the Raiders’ 53-man roster with two sacks, including a forced fumble, in the finale against the New England Patriots on Aug. 26.
Bower should be a rotational pass-rusher along with Malcolm Koonce and Clelin Ferrell behind stars Maxx Crosby and Chandler Jones. When veteran pass-rushers Kyler Fackrell and Jordan Jenkins went down with season-ending injuries this summer, the door was opened for Bower and he jumped through it and know he’s looking forward to Week 1 at the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.