<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/chiefs-news-kansas-city-signs-another-quarterback-gardner-minshew-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chiefs sign another quarterback after Gardner Minshew deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kansas-City-signs-another-quarterback-after-Gardner-Minshew-deal.jpg"></figure><h1>Chiefs sign another quarterback after Gardner Minshew deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-14T09:36:21-07:00">March 14th, 9:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-14T09:36:21-07:00">March 14th, 9:36am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs are fresh off coming up short in Super Bowl 59, leading to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/eagles-news-philadelphia-steals-pass-rusher-chiefs-after-losing-josh-sweat">busy offseason</a> so far. While the quarterback position is an area they don’t need to truly worry about with Patrick Mahomes under center, you can never have too much protection at the most important spot in the game. As a result, the team reunited with Bailey Zappe in free agency shortly after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/chiefs-news-former-raiders-starter-patrick-mahomes-backup">signing Gardner Minshew</a>.</p><p>Zappe initially began the 2024 campaign on the Chiefs practice squad before the Cleveland Browns signed him to their active roster. He only played in their final game of the season, though, racking up 170 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing a pair of picks. With Zappe hitting the open market again, though, Kansas City went back to him, <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1900560326698897417" rel="noopener">adding a third layer of depth</a> to their quarterback room.</p><p>“The Chiefs are re-signing QB Bailey Zappe to a one-year deal, per source. So Kansas City’s QB room now includes Patrick Mahomes, Gardner Minshew and Zappe, the former Patriots draft pick who finished last season in (CLE),” Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> are re-signing QB Bailey Zappe to a one-year deal, per source. </p><p>So Kansas City’s QB room now includes Patrick Mahomes, Gardner Minshew and Zappe, the former <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Patriots</a> draft pick who finished last season in KC. <a href="https://t.co/WIMcMcD0dz">pic.twitter.com/WIMcMcD0dz</a></p><p>— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1900560326698897417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Chiefs shore up quarterback room by bringing Bailey Zappe back to town</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Chiefs-quarterback-Bailey-Zappe.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A fourth-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft, Zappe initially showed some promise in 2023 with the New England Patriots after replacing Mac Jones under center. That did not last, though, as Zappe struggled to find any sort of consistency in their anemic offense. New England completely overhauled their quarterback room, releasing Zappe in August after bringing in Drake Maye, Jacoby Brissett, and Joe Milton III to man the position.</p><p>While Zappe didn’t play for Kansas City last season, he did gain some experience when it comes to learning their system, so reuniting with him on a one-year deal is a sensible move. Ultimately, the hope is that Zappe never has to take the field for the Chiefs, but in the event something happens to Mahomes, K.C. is well-stocked to manage that doomsday scenario.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chiefs sign another quarterback after Gardner Minshew deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raiders-news-las-vegas-aidan-oconnell-gardner-minshew-roster');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders make official Aidan O’Connell, Gardner Minshew moves');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Las-Vegas-makes-official-Aidan-OConnell-Gardner-Minshew-moves.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders make official Aidan O’Connell, Gardner Minshew moves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-28T09:59:14-08:00">November 28th, 9:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-28T10:03:51-08:00">November 28th, 10:03am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-vs-chiefs-how-to-watch-black-friday-nfl-game-on-tv-stream-history">Las Vegas Raiders will play the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday</a>. Las Vegas made two quarterback roster moves before the game, though. On Thursday, the Raiders <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1862187551047524844" rel="noopener">officially activated</a> quarterback Aidan O’Connell from the injured reserve and officially placed Gardner Minshew on the injured reserve, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-gardner-minshew-suffers-season-ending-injury-broncos">Minshew’s season came to an end after he suffered a broken collarbone</a>. The injury forced Las Vegas to make the quarterback changes, with O’Connell set to replace Minshew.</p><h2><b>Raiders turning to Aidan O’Connell following unfortunate Gardner Minshew injury</b></h2><p>Minshew, 28, threw for 2,013 yards and nine touchdowns across 10 games played in 2024. He also threw 10 interceptions, however. In 2023, The Raiders quarterback was selected to the Pro Bowl after finishing the season with 3,305 passing yards and 15 touchdowns through the air. He only threw a total of nine interceptions last season as well.</p><p>The QB, who has been in the NFL since 2019, will unfortunately miss the remainder of the 2024 campaign.</p><p>O’Connell, meanwhile, is in his second NFL season. He has appeared in only four games up to this point. O’Connell has recorded 455 yards and two touchdowns during that span.</p><p>In 2023, O’Connell appeared in 11 games for Las Vegas. He finished the season with 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions while throwing for 2,218 yards.</p><p>O’Connell will try to help the Raiders finish the year strong, as it has been a disappointing campaign overall for Las Vegas. The Raiders will carry a lackluster 2-9 record into their clash with the Chiefs on Friday. It goes without saying, but the Raiders are going to have a difficult time upsetting the 10-1 Chiefs in Kansas City.</p><p>With that being said, anything can happen. Perhaps Las Vegas will shock the NFL world and pull off the upset, although the chances of that happening are slim.</p><p>Kickoff for the upcoming Raiders-Chiefs game is scheduled for 3 PM EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders make official Aidan O’Connell, Gardner Minshew moves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-raiders-eyeing-daniel-jones-after-gardner-minshew-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Raiders eyeing Daniel Jones after Gardner Minshew injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NFL-rumors-Raiders-eyeing-Daniel-Jones-after-Gardner-Minshew-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Raiders eyeing Daniel Jones after Gardner Minshew injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-26T18:43:59-08:00">November 26th, 6:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-27T14:00:54-08:00">November 27th, 2:00pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After ten weeks of uninspired and losing football, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-new-york-benches-daniel-jones-week-12">New York Giants finally benched Daniel Jones</a>, demoting him to the third-string and then fourth-string. Ultimately, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-release-daniel-jones-after-turning-to-tommy-devito">Jones asked the Giants to release him</a>, and as a free agent, he has attracted plenty of suitors on the market. On the other hand, this situation has ignited calls to fire coach Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen for gross mismanagement. Anyway, among the teams interested in Daniel Jones are the Las Vegas Raiders, particularly after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-gardner-minshew-suffers-season-ending-injury-broncos">season-ending injury to Gardner Minshew</a>.</p><p>“I’ve heard that the Raiders <a href="https://x.com/JosinaAnderson/status/1861551596246630495" rel="noopener">also are interested</a> following the injury to Gardner Minshew,” NFL insider Josina Anderson said on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>The ex-Giants QB moves on</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Daniel-Jones-with-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While the Raiders reportedly want to sign Daniel Jones, out for the season with a broken collarbone, Jones prefers to join a playoff team, per reports.</p><p>However, with a 2-9 record, the Raiders will not see the playoffs this year, leaving him the option to sign with either the Baltimore Ravens or the Minnesota Vikings.</p><p>Yet, if Daniel Jones does sign with the Raiders, he might automatically take Gardner Minshew’s spot as the starter.</p><p>Per reports, these teams have ended up becoming the likeliest landing spots for Jones, and both teams have credible playoff aspirations. The Ravens are 8-4 while the Vikings are 9-2.</p><p>Moreover, he would end up playing behind either Lamar Jackson or Sam Darnold, and this experience could help him bounce back from his losing tenure with the Giants.</p><p>Still, Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell hasn’t committed to answering the question of signing Jones.</p><p>“I really can’t get into too much about any short-term or long-term,” he said, via ESPN. “I can just say that I’ve been a big fan of Daniel’s for a long time and I hope <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42608966/sources-qb-daniel-jones-clears-waivers-becoming-free-agent" rel="noopener">wherever his next step takes him</a>, it’s a good opportunity for him.”</p><h2><b>Choices</b></h2><p>Choosing between the Raiders, the Vikings, or the Ravens should depend on what Jones wants to do at this point of his career.</p><p>A former top-ten pick falling to fourth-string quarterback does not make for a stellar career, and Jones might want to recuperate his value around the league by stringing some wins together as the starting quarterback for another bad team.</p><p>However, Jones has also only had a single playoff win in two appearances.</p><p>He could choose to sacrifice a starting position for a bad team by becoming a backup to solid QBs–including <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-lamar-jackson-locks-up-second-mvp-award-career">two-time MVP Lamar Jackson</a>–and seeing playoff success, even the Super Bowl, potentially.</p><p>Wherever he lands, Jones should make the most of his free agency and prove that he belongs in the league despite an abundance of evidence to the contrary.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Raiders eyeing Daniel Jones after Gardner Minshew injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raiders-news-las-vegas-preparing-start-aidan-oconnell-wake-gardner-minshew-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders preparing to start Aidan O’Connell in wake of Gardner Minshew injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Las-Vegas-preparing-to-start-Aidan-OConnell-in-wake-of-Gardner-Minshew-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders preparing to start Aidan O’Connell in wake of Gardner Minshew injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-26T07:53:02-08:00">November 26th, 7:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-26T07:53:02-08:00">November 26th, 7:53am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders have been an absolute mess for the entire 2024 campaign, and things only got worse for them when quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-gardner-minshew-suffers-season-ending-injury-broncos">Gardner Minshew suffered a broken collarbone</a> in their 29-19 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 12. As a result, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-aidan-oconnell-big-practice-step-after-gardner-minshew-injury">Aidan O’Connell</a> has been thrust back into the spotlight, although it is worth noting he is still recovering from a broken thumb he suffered back in Week 7.</p><p>There’s been a carousel at quarterback in Las Vegas this season, with Minshew, O’Connell, and Desmond Ridder all finding their way under center. None of these guys have been particularly good, which is why they have just a 2-9 record at this point of the season. However, O’Connell has been making progress in his return from his thumb injury, and assuming all goes well this week during practice, he’s <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1861426286243065950" rel="noopener">expected to draw the start</a> under center in Week 13.</p><p>“The Raiders are preparing to start Aidan O’Connell at QB on Friday against the Chiefs, per sources,” Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported. “On IR since breaking his thumb in Week 7, O’Connell returned to practice Monday and got the first-team reps. As long as the week goes well, it’s AOC time again.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gardner Minshew’s season is over after breaking his collarbone Sunday. O’Connell started 2 games earlier this season and now is headed towards a third, with Desmond Ridder as backup. <a href="https://t.co/8cXN1CNXiC">https://t.co/8cXN1CNXiC</a></p><p>— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1861426893582462987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Aidan O’Connell set to be back under center for Raiders</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Raiders-quarterback-Aidan-OConnell.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Alex Gallardo-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After Minshew struggled to start the season, the Raiders turned to O’Connell for three starts before he suffered his aforementioned thumb injury. Ever since then, he’s been rehabbing the ailment, with his impending return creating an intriguing decision for head coach Antonio Pierce. With Minshew out now, though, the team really has no choice but to turn to O’Connell.</p><p>On the year, O’Connell has completed 63.4 percent of his passes for 455 yards, while also throwing two touchdowns and two interceptions along the way. And assuming he finds his way under center, it’s safe to say he will have a tough task on his hands right away, as the Raiders will be taking on the Kansas City Chiefs on Black Friday for their Week 13 contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders preparing to start Aidan O’Connell in wake of Gardner Minshew injury

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He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports. His Twitter/X handle is @LJ_Reyna and his Instagram is @lj_zo_rey.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders are navigating with a depleted quarterback room. Both Aidan O’Connell and more recently, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-gardner-minshew-suffers-season-ending-injury-broncos">Gardner Minshew II after the Sunday Denver Broncos loss</a>, have taken their bumps and bruises.</p><p>O’Connell, though, can potentially still finish out the year. He took a first big practice step on Monday, per ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell officially has returned to practice.</p><p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1861176781069267246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The O’Connell news comes in the wake of Minshew leaving the Broncos contest. The team revealed <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42592911/las-vegas-raiders-qb-gardner-minshew-done-season-broken-collarbone" rel="noopener">he suffered a broken collarbone</a>, per ESPN Raiders insider Paul Gutierrez. Minshew sustained the injury after a fourth quarter sack by Cody Barton of Denver. He landed awkwardly on his left side.</p><p>The Raiders went with Desmond Ridder the rest of the afternoon inside Allegiant Stadium.</p><h2><b>Will Raiders need QB help even with Aidan O’Connell returning?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Gardner-Minshew-versus-the-Broncos.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Minshew leaving further depletes the Raiders’ QB room.</p><p>Ridder was the lone healthy option for Sunday. And Ridder hasn’t been with the Silver and Black for long. The former third round selection from the 2022 season joined the team on Oct. 21.</p><p>O’Connell provides a needed second QB option in Sin City. He’s only managed to play in four games with two starts. But even with his return, the Raiders still look like a team needing depth behind center for the rest of the year.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-daniel-jones-raiders-intensifies-gardner-minshew-injury-news">Daniel Jones now has his name linked as a strong possibility</a>. The former New York Giants quarterback officially cleared waivers on Monday. Jones, taken sixth overall in the 2019 draft, is free to sign with any team.</p><p>Jones already shares a Giants connection with Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce. That connection could persuade a signing. NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport already lists the Raiders <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/daniel-jones-expected-to-quickly-sign-with-new-team-after-clearing-waivers-next-week" rel="noopener">as one possibility</a> for Jones.</p><p>“The Raiders are said to like Jones as an organization, and if he’s a free agent, they could emerge as an option. Why? Because Las Vegas expects to be a team in the market for a bridge starter in the 2025 offseason, while simultaneously also looking for its QB of the future,” Rapoport wrote on Sunday.</p><p>Rapoport adds Jones could use his next NFL stop as an “audition for his future role” and potential emerge as a possible 2025 starter elsewhere. He adds the Raiders “might be Jones’ best choice for his future.”</p><p>For now, O’Connell could be on his way back to QB1 duties for the first time since Oct. 20 against the Los Angeles Rams. O’Connell completed six passes out of 10 attempts and settled for 52 yards in the 20-15 loss. That was also the game O’Connell left due to his thumb injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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