Disallowing a problem, Aidan O'Connell is anticipated to be back in the beginning saddle for the Las Vegas Raiders in a Black Friday bout versus the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Raiders are preparing to begin O'Connell on Friday versus the Chiefs, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per sources notified of the circumstance.
O'Connell has actually been on hurt booked because breaking his thumb in Week 7. The second-year quarterback went back to practice on Monday and was noted as a complete individual for Tuesday's walkthrough.
Vegas was put in a position to hurry O'Connell back into the beginning gig after Gardner Minshew suffered a season-ending collarbone break in Sunday's loss to the Denver Broncos. Desmond Ridder stays the backup.
O'Connell lost the training school fight with Minshew for the beginning quarterback task to open the season. After inefficient play from Minshew, Antonio Pierce switched signal-callers in Week 6. O'Connell made it simply midway through his 2nd start of the season before suffering the damaged thumb.
O'Connell made 10 starts as a novice, going 5-5. He showed a capability to run the offense and get the ball out however did not have field-stretching propensities that left the offense limited. We saw some enhancement throughout preseason action, however insufficient for him to get the opening-week nod.
In 2015, O'Connell began the Raiders' Week 16 win over Kansas City on Christmas Day. He finished simply 9 of 21 efforts for 62 lawns, however the Raiders utilized the ground video game and crucial turnovers required by the defense to come away with the triumph.
At 2-9, the Raiders presently sit with the No. 3 general choice. If the pattern holds, they ‘d likely remain in a position to pick a quarterback after they pulled out of preparing one 2024. For the time being, nevertheless, it's O'Connell's opportunity for another audition.
