BILLINGS — Homegrown Treasure Staters Tommy Mellott and Junior Bergen have crossed paths on the football field a handful of times through the years, but now they'll meet as NFL rookies when Mellott's Las Vegas Raiders play Bergen's San Francisco 49ers in a preseason game this week.

And both are fighting for roster spots.

The game is set to kick off Saturday at 2 p.m. Mountain time from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It will be broadcast on the NFL Network.

Montana State's Mellott, a Butte High alum, and Montana's Bergen, a Billings Senior grad, both saw playing time in their preseason debuts last week with varying degrees of success.

Last Thursday against Seattle, Mellott caught one pass for minus-2 yards as part of a 23-23 tie. It was the only time Mellott was targeted in the passing

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