Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell is anticipated to be below middle to begin Friday’s sport towards the host Kansas Town Chiefs, NFL Community reported.
O’Connell is eligible to go back from injured reserve in time for the sport for the Raiders (2-9), who noticed fellow quarterback Gardner Minshew maintain a season-ending damaged collarbone throughout the staff’s 29-19 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
O’Connell, 26, returned to observe on Monday and gained first-team reps.
He has been sidelined since injuring his thumb in Las Vegas’ 20-15 setback to the Los Angels Rams on Oct. 20.
O’Connell has finished 52 of 82 passes for 455 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in 4 video games (two begins) this season.
He threw for two,218 yards with 12 touchdowns and 7 interceptions in 11 video games (10 begins) as a rookie final season. He was once decided on via Las Vegas within the fourth spherical of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Desmond Ridder, 25, changed Minshew on Sunday and finished 5 of 10 passes for 64 yards. Ridder has seemed in 3 video games this season for Las Vegas and is 16 of 26 for 138 yards with one TD.
Minshew, 28, finished 25 of 42 passes for 230 yards with one landing and one interception towards the Broncos. He completed his first season with the Raiders with 2,013 yards, 9 TDs and 10 choices on 66.3 p.c passing.
Minshew joined the Raiders in unfastened company after stints in Jacksonville (2019-20), Philadelphia (2021-22) and Indianapolis (2023) and gained the beginning task in camp. He was once benched a couple of occasions for O’Connell throughout a tricky season for the Raiders, losers of 7 directly video games.
–Box Degree Media
