Raiders signal TE Michael Mayer to multi-year extension

HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed TE Michael Mayer to a multi-year contract extension, the membership introduced Saturday.

Mayer was chosen by the Raiders within the second spherical (thirty fifth general) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame and has totaled 83 receptions for 788 receiving yards (9.5 avg.) and three touchdowns over 38 video games (32 begins) in his first three NFL seasons. His 9.5 yards per reception common ranks thirty third within the NFL amongst tight ends since 2023 (min. 75 rec.). He additionally averages 5.1 yards after the catch per reception since getting into the league, which ranks seventeenth amongst tight ends over that span.

The 6-4, 258-pound tight finish performed in 13 video games (12 begins) final season and set profession highs in receptions (35) and receiving yards (328) with one landing. In his second season in 2024, Mayer appeared in 11 video games with eight begins and totaled 21 catches for 156 yards.

As a rookie in 2023, Mayer performed in 14 video games with 12 begins and recorded 27 receptions for 304 yards (11.3 avg.) and two touchdowns. His 304 receiving yards had been the ninth most by a rookie tight finish in Raiders historical past and his 11.3 yards per reception common ranked sixth amongst rookie tight ends within the Silver and Black (min. 25 rec.).