<!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

<!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-aidan-oconnell-big-practice-step-after-gardner-minshew-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders’ Aidan O’Connell takes big practice step 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/Raiders-news-Aidan-OConnell-takes-big-practice-step-after-Gardner-Minshew-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders’ Aidan O’Connell takes big practice step after Gardner Minshew injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-25T15:17:46-08:00">November 25th, 3:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-25T15:17:46-08:00">November 25th, 3:17pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna has joined ClutchPoints as Associate Editor of NFL &amp; NCAA Football. 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>

Raiders’ Aidan O’Connell takes big practice step after Gardner Minshew injury

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders had to make a change at quarterback in Week 12 against the Denver Broncos after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-gardner-minshew-suffers-season-ending-injury-broncos">Gardner Minshew broke his collarbone</a>. Desmond Ridder came in and finished the game, but the Raiders still lost. Now with Minshew out for the season, the big question is between Ridder and Aidan O’Connell, <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/raiders-qb-gardner-minshew-out-for-season-after-suffering-broken-collarbone-in-loss-to-broncos" rel="noopener">who will be the starting quarterback</a> for the rest of the season?</p><p>“Ridder seems to be in line to start in Week 13, but O’Connell, who’s fractured thumb was expected to keep him out for four to six weeks, is eligible to come off injured reserve this week,” NFL Network’s Michael Baca wrote. “That potential return has two days fewer than any normal week, however, as the Raiders face the Kansas City Chiefs on Black Friday.”</p><p>The Raiders have been shuffling quarterbacks all season, so this isn’t anything new when it comes to position. There could also be a change that O’Connell and Ridder both play in the second half of the season.</p><h2>What will the Raiders do at quarterback?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Gardner-Minshew.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Raiders have played all three of their quarterbacks this season. Gardner Minshew won the starting job at the beginning of the season and then lost it to Aidan O’Connell when they were 2-3. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-vegas-painful-aidan-oconnell-ir-move">O’Connell then suffered a fractured thumb</a> against the Los Angeles Rams, and Minshew took his job back.</p><p>After Minshew broke his collarbone, Desmond Ridder came into the game and fumbled the ball on his second snap. On the Raiders’ next offensive drive, Ridder led the team to the red zone, but they didn’t come away with any points as he was sacked as time expired.</p><p>With the Raiders losing their seventh game in a row, it’s possible at this point during the season that they’re just trying to see what they have in some of their young players. Ridder and O’Connell could be playing for who is the starting quarterback next season for the Raiders, or they could be auditioning for another job.</p><p>The Raiders will most likely look for another quarterback in the draft, depending on where they finish in the standings. It’s been a rollercoaster season for the team, and it feels like they need a fresh start. It’s not certain if there will be any change-ups with the coaching staff, but there will definitely be a different set of players coming in. As of now, the Raiders just need to focus on finishing this season and see if they can continue to stay competitive in their games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Raiders’ Desmond Ridder or Aidan O’Connell start vs. Chiefs in place of Gardner Minshew?

<!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-daniel-jones-raiders-intensifies-gardner-minshew-injury-news');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Daniel Jones’ Raiders link intensifies amid Gardner Minshew injury news');   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-Daniel-Jones-Raiders-link-intensifies-amid-Gardner-Minshew-injury-news.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Daniel Jones’ Raiders link intensifies amid Gardner Minshew injury news</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-24T18:27:23-08:00">November 24th, 6:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-25T12:13:22-08:00">November 25th, 12:13pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Las Vegas Raiders quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-gardner-minshew-suffers-season-ending-injury-broncos">Gardner Minshew broke his collarbone on Sunday</a>, ending his season. Las Vegas is well out of playoff contention but needs a quarterback, considering Aidan O’Connell’s injury. After another brutal season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-release-daniel-jones-after-turning-to-tommy-devito">Giants released Daniel Jones</a> this week, making him a free agent. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was connecting Daniel Jones to the Raiders before the injury and doubled down afterward.</p><p>“Former Giants QB Daniel Jones is expected to clear waivers Monday and sign this week,” Rapoport<a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1860647705459982572" rel="noopener"> posted before</a> the game. “Three of his many intriguing options: 49ers, Ravens, and Raiders.”</p><p>After <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1860856615169061183" rel="noopener">the news broke</a>, Rapoport posted, “I mention[ed] the Raiders as a possibility for Daniel Jones. The season-ending injury for Gardner Minshew makes it more interesting for Jones. One to watch.”</p><p>While Jones proved in New York that he is not a franchise quarterback, he can help the Raiders through this rough patch. Desmond Ridder ran out there in relief and could not get a score at the end of the game. Even if Jones is the backup, it provides a better option than they currently have.</p><p>Jones should also want to put good tape together for his pending free agency. If he gets in a game, he will want to sling it and get some momentum before negotiating a deal.</p><h2><b>The Raiders are not the only good option for Daniel Jones</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Daniel-Jones-with-NY-Giants.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Rapoport also mentioned the 49ers in his pre-game tweet in connection with Daniel Jones. The Raiders have injuries but so does San Francisco, who lost with Brandon Allen under center on Sunday. If <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-concern-brock-purdy-shoulder-injury">Brock Purdy’s shoulder issue</a> is serious, Jones could be a solid backup for Allen and come in if necessary.</p><p>If the 49ers come calling, that is where Jones should sign. While the Raiders might provide more playing time, learning from Kyle Shanahan has proven to be invaluable. He has to look no further than former New York quarterback Sam Darnold. After the ex-Jet flamed out with the Panthers, he was the backup with the 49ers. Now, he is ripping it up in Minnesota.</p><p>Jones was slightly vindicated on Sunday after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brian-dabolls-firing-feels-imminent-with-giants-locker-room-on-verge-of-combusting">Tommy DeVito struggled in a 30-7 loss to the Buccaneers</a>. No one thought that Jones was the only issue, but that was proven on Sunday. The Raiders, 49ers, and any other interested teams should see that and not worry about bringing him in as a backup.</p><p>The Raiders have a short week, facing the Chiefs on Black Friday. Will Desmond Ridder be under center? Or will Daniel Jones make his debut in the Silver and Black?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Daniel Jones’ Raiders link intensifies amid Gardner Minshew injury news

<!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-gardner-minshew-suffers-season-ending-injury-broncos');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders’ Gardner Minshew suffers season-ending injury vs Broncos');   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/Raiders-news-Gardner-Minshew-suffers-season-ending-injury-vs-Broncos.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders’ Gardner Minshew suffers season-ending injury vs Broncos</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-24T17:12:12-08:00">November 24th, 5:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-24T17:26:18-08:00">November 24th, 5:26pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Broncos</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The hits keep coming for the Las Vegas Raiders, who were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-las-vegas-injury-updates-week-12">already without several key starters</a> this week. Quarterback Gardner Minshew went down hard on his left shoulder on a sack late in the fourth quarter during his Week 12 matchup against the Denver Broncos. He exited early and did not return to the game, which ended in a 29-19 loss for Las Vegas. Unfortunately, the 28-year-old signal-caller <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1860849550115622931" rel="noopener">is done</a> for the season due to a broken collarbone injury, per NFL insider Ian Rapoport.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gardner Minshew <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/raiders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#raiders</a></p><p>Slammed onto his left shoulder, common mechanism for an AC joint injury, will also need to check for clavicle fracture. Luckily not his throwing arm <a href="https://t.co/T2qdRQBeDf">pic.twitter.com/T2qdRQBeDf</a></p><p>— Tom Christ, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT (@FantasyInjuryT) <a href="https://twitter.com/FantasyInjuryT/status/1860838548921823464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>On the sack that ended Minshew’s season, Cody Barton and Jonathon Cooper brought him down suddenly on his non-throwing shoulder.</p><p>Minshew finished the game with 25-of-42 passing for 230 yards, one touchdown and one interception.</p><h2><b>Raiders, now without Gardner Minshew, must turn to Desmond Ridder</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Raiders-Gardner-Minshew-walking-to-the-locker-room-with-injury-vs-Broncos.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Las Vegas will soon have two quarterbacks on injured reserve between Minshew and Aidan O’Connell. Ridder entered the Broncos’ game with just under three minutes left and did what he could. The 2022 third-rounder completed 5-of-10 passes for 64 yards and was sacked twice on only 12 dropbacks.</p><p>Ridder connected with Tre Tucker with 27 seconds left to play on an 11-yard touchdown. Unfortunately, the replay official reviewed the play and the touchdown was reversed. The game ended with Ridder getting sacked while the Raiders were on the Broncos’ 1-yard line.</p><p>Kicker Daniel Carlson connected on all four field goal attempts (34, 34, 53 and 22 yards). The Raiders outgained the Broncos 369 to 325 but were only successful in finding the end zone in one out of five trips to the red zone. Las Vegas played this game <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-raiders-rbs-inactive-vs-broncos">without their top two running backs</a>: Zamir White (quad) and Alexander Mattison (ankle). The team’s leading rusher was second-year back, Sincere McCormick, who ran for 33 yards on five carries.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Gardner Minshew suffers season-ending injury vs Broncos

<!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-gardner-minshew-starting-broncos');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders’ Gardner Minshew starting in Week 12 vs. Broncos');   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/Raiders-news-Gardner-Minshew-starting-in-Week-12-vs.-Broncos.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders’ Gardner Minshew starting in Week 12 vs. Broncos</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-18T12:44:55-08:00">November 18th, 12:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-18T12:45:12-08:00">November 18th, 12:45pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-brock-bowers-dolphins-praise-silver-lining">Las Vegas Raiders suffered a brutal 34-19 loss</a> on Sunday at the hands of the Miami Dolphins. After this game, the Raiders have now lost six games in a row after a surprising 2-8 start and their playoff dreams are officially dashed.</p><p>Despite the long losing streak, the Raiders are sticking with Gardner Minshew <a href="https://x.com/PGutierrezESPN/status/1858589452622602341" rel="noopener">as their starting quarterback</a> heading into an AFC West clash with the Denver Broncos in Week 12, according to ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez.</p><p>“Gardner Minshew will be Raiders starting QB vs Broncos this week, per coach Antonio Pierce,” Gutierrez reported on X, formerly Twitter. “FWIW, Aidan O’Connell (broken right thumb) is not eligible to come off IR until next week.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-announces-starting-qb-after-bye-week">Raiders have gone with Minshew at quarterback</a> ever since he returned from his injury that he suffered against the Cincinnati Bengals, when Desmond Ridder came in the game in relief. Minshew replaced O’Connell after the Purdue product broke his thumb and was placed on injured reserve. It remains to be seen whether O’Connell will get the job back when he returns, but Minshew is the guy for now.</p><p>Minshew had a decent day in a loss to the Dolphins where the defense was the main problem. He finished 30-for-43 with 282 yards and two touchdowns with one interception while the defense allowed 34 points in the loss. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-brock-bowers-explains-donald-trump-dance-celly-week-11">Minshew is building a strong chemistry with rookie tight end Brock Bowers</a>, who is having one of the best rookie tight end seasons ever. On Sunday, Bowers caught 13 balls for 126 yards and a touchdown.</p><h2><b>Raiders in development mode as season slips away</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bowers.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Raiders can officially shift their priorities away from making the playoffs after losing six games in a row. Now, they can focus on building for the future (if they weren’t already) and developing some of their young players who have a chance to be stars in the future.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-brock-bowers-follows-in-nick-bosas-footsteps-with-donald-trump-td-dance">best piece they have as of now is tight end Brock Bowers</a>. Bowers is already one of the best tight ends in the league and is the centerpiece of the Raiders’ passing game, which not very many tight ends in the league are capable of doing.</p><p>The ways that Bowers is getting himself involved in the offense is arguably the most impressive part of his skillset. He has been extremely versatile all season; he can create plays after the catch, get open over the middle or line up on the outside and attack a mismatch with his physicality. Those multiple skillsets are what allows Bowers to get 16 targets in a game and bring in 13 of them like he did on Sunday.</p><p>Now, the Raiders can continue that momentum with Bowers going forward as they try to build a functional offense around him. Building this foundation with the former Georgia star at the center of it would be a great sign heading into an offseason where finding a new quarterback will be at the top of the priority list.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Gardner Minshew starting in Week 12 vs. Broncos

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He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Las Vegas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-las-vegas-set-huge-michael-mayer-boost-after-lengthy-absence">Raiders tight end Michael Mayer</a> hasn’t played since Week 3 due to personal reasons. The team has struggled since then, as its currently 2-7, but there’s new reason for hope.</p><p>The Raiders activated Mayer <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1857815465852059996" rel="noopener">from the Reserve/Non-football</a> Injury List on Saturday, via NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-michael-mayer-return-week-11">Mayer, who’s in his second season,</a> has just four catches for 21 yards thus far. However, the Notre Dame alum is coming off a rookie season in which he corralled 27 passes for 304 yards and two touchdowns.</p><p>Mayer now gives Las Vegas quarterback Gardner Minshew another much-needed target after the Davante Adams trade. The veteran signal-caller has been depending mostly on Jakobi Myers and rookie tight end Brock Bowers recently.</p><h2><b>Michael Mayer needed a mental health break from Raiders</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Raiders-Michael-Mayer.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Mayer <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/15/sports/michael-mayer-back-with-raiders-after-mysterious-absence/" rel="noopener">opened up about his mindset</a>, via The New York Post’s Matt Ehalt.</p><p>“The No. 1 important rule is that football’s not bigger than life. It isn’t and it never has been, at least for me. I just needed to figure some things out. That’s what I did and I’m on my feet again,” Mayer said Wednesday. “I feel great. I’m sleeping well, I’m doing all the things that I need to be doing to set myself up for success and help the team to. Whatever they ask me to do these next eight, nine, 10 weeks left, I’ma do it for ’em.”</p><p>Additionally, Mayer shouted out out the Raiders organization for supporting him.</p><p>“They’ve been with me through the whole thing. I really appreciate that. I couldn’t ask for a better organization, a better support system, a better all that stuff,” Mayer said. “It was a personal matter, me and my family handled it behind closed doors, but I’m so thankful for this organization and I’m so thankful for the support they’ve shown me. I felt really happy and good out there today. I was happy to be back out there with (Brock Bowers), all the tight end boys and the whole offense. It’s been great.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Gardner Minshew will love latest injury update on offensive playmaker

<!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-gardner-minshew-benched-desmond-ridder-bengals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders’ Gardner Minshew benched for Desmond Ridder vs. Bengals');   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/Raiders-news-Gardner-Minshew-benched-for-Desmond-Ridder-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders’ Gardner Minshew benched for Desmond Ridder vs. Bengals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-03T12:30:08-08:00">November 3rd, 12:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-03T12:47:34-08:00">November 3rd, 12:47pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sunday has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-stance-coaching-change-las-vegas-slump">another disastrous outing for the Las Vegas Raiders</a>, as the Cincinnati Bengals are blowing them out in the second half. After keeping pace with the explosive Bengals offense for a while, Cincinnati pulled away and is now leading by three scores as the clock winds down.</p><p>During the second half, head coach Antonio Pierce <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1853169637133078793" rel="noopener">decided that he had had enough</a> of an offense that just couldn’t move the ball consistently against a Bengals defense that has been terrible for most of the year. During the third quarter, the Raiders benched quarterback Gardner Minshew in favor of former Atlanta Falcons signal caller Desmond Ridder.</p><p>The Ridder experience in Las Vegas didn’t get off to a great start, as the Raiders went three-and-out during his first series.</p><p>This is the second time that Minshew has been benched this season after Aidan O’Connell replaced him during a loss to the Denver Broncos last month. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-vegas-painful-aidan-oconnell-ir-move">O’Connell is currently on injured reserve</a> due to a thumb injury.</p><p>Minshew’s stat line isn’t completely ugly, but he was ineffective for most of the game. When he was benched, the longtime veteran was 10-for-17 with 124 yards and a lost fumble. However, the Raiders weren’t able to move the ball almost at all after an opening drive touchdown against one of the worst defenses in the NFL.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-desmond-ridder-emotional-new-career-chapter">Ridder is getting his second chance with the Raiders</a> after a failed stint in Atlanta to start his career. He started most of the season in 2023 for the Falcons, throwing 12 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while completing just over 64% of his passes. The Raiders are hoping that he can find his footing in the league in Las Vegas.</p><p>With O’Connell out for at least a few more weeks, there’s a chance that Ridder is the guy for the Raiders moving forward, at least until O’Connell returns. It’s hard to see Pierce and the Raiders going back to Minshew after two separate beachings in the span of one month.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Gardner Minshew benched for Desmond Ridder vs. Bengals

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He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-vs-raiders-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-6-2024">Las Vegas Raiders prepare to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers</a> this Sunday to bounce back after the loss to a division rival in the Denver Broncos, there will be a new quarterback under center. It was announced by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-aidan-oconnell-qb1-week-6">Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce that Aidan O’Connell will start</a> as he gives the signal-caller <a href="https://x.com/pgutierrezespn/status/1844811714099028426?s=46&amp;t=YAm5wwmcnC6J27chz4RDIQ" rel="noopener">a goal to achieve in the upcoming matchup</a> according to Paul Gutierrez.</p><p>“Take care of the football. No turnovers, no turnovers, no turnovers,” Pierce said.</p><p>Gardner Minshew was the starting quarterback for the Raiders through the first five weeks of the season until he was benched in the loss to Denver. It will now be O’Connell who gets the nod as he is the incumbent starter from last season where <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/news/raiders-qb-aidan-o-connell-more-confident-in-second-stint-as-qb1" rel="noopener">he talked about if there is different preparation</a> now according to Sports Illustrated.</p><p>“I was told recently, but it does not change honestly, just trying to prepare each day like I have been the starter,” O’Connell said about earning the starting job. “Just trying to do my best to put myself in a good position, so I am just going to keep trying to do that.”</p><p>“Honestly, on the scout team, you could get a lot of great reps,” O’Connell continued. “You are going up against the one defense every day. So I try to use every day on the scout time to try to better myself. Try to challenge myself as well as the guys around me. Any chance I get to better myself on the practice field, I am going to do my best to do that.”</p><h2><b>Aidan O’Connell gets endorsement from Raiders OC</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aidan-OConnell-on-September-29-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There is no doubt that O’Connell has the confidence from his coaching staff, as last season, he threw for 2,218 yards, 12 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-las-vegas-oc-breaks-silence-on-quarterback-switch">Raiders offensive coordinator Luke Getsy spoke highly</a> of the change from Minshew to O’Connell.</p><p>“I think the nice part about going through that competition part of it through the offseason, was that we all got to know each other pretty well,” Getsy said. “[I] think the competitiveness that he brings, the leadership that he brings and that he has brought even when he wasn’t the starter — he’s into the game plans.</p><p>“He’s been in all that stuff, so there’s a confidence, and there’s a comfort in knowing we’re just going to pick up and roll with this guy. There’s no worry about any of that kind of stuff with Aidan.</p><p>“And I think Aidan has a lot of traits that you guys all saw last year, and we’re just going to build off of that and continue to grow,” Getsy continued. “I think as much as anything, he’s a guy who hasn’t played a ton of ball, and he’s going to just keep getting better each and every day. And we’ve seen that over the last five or six weeks, even when he wasn’t the guy.”</p><p>At any rate, the Raiders are 2-3 as there is a ton of season left to turn the season around, which starts this Sunday against the Steelers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Antonio Pierce’s stern 2-word message to Raiders’ Aidan O’Connell after replacing Gardner Minshew

<!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-gardner-minshew-reacts-to-benching-vs-broncos');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders’ Gardner Minshew reacts to benching vs. Broncos');   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/2024/10/Gardner-Minshew-reacts-to-benching-vs.-Broncos.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders’ Gardner Minshew reacts to benching vs. Broncos</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T09:53:44-07:00">October 7th, 9:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T09:53:44-07:00">October 7th, 9:53am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was a frustrating outing for Las Vegas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-antonio-pierce-benches-gardner-minshew-after-crucial-mistake-vs-broncos">Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew as he was benched</a> in the third quarter after a detrimental play in the loss to the Denver Broncos, 34-18. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-calls-out-major-problems-after-loss-to-broncos">Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce spoke about turnovers</a> being a problem, Minshew spoke about getting benched Sunday afternoon,</p><p>On the game, Minshew threw for 137 yards to go with one touchdown and two interceptions before being replaced by the incumbent starter from last season in Aidan O’Connell. The 28-year old signal-caller would not be reactionary after the game when speaking to the media in saying he wants to <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/gardner-minshew-no-matter-my-role-im-going-to-help-the-team-in-any-way-i-can" rel="noopener">“help the team”</a> in anyway he can according to NBC Sports.</p><p>“It is what it is,” Minshew said. “Try to help the team, whatever I can. Try to still be an Aidan’s ear, tell him things I’ve been seeing and keep providing a positive presence on the sideline.”</p><p>“At the end of the day, no matter what my role [is] on the team,” Minshew continued. “I’m going to try and help the team any way I can. That starts getting back in the building tomorrow and getting back to work.”</p><h2><b>Raiders’ Gardner Minshew recalls detrimental 100-yard pick six</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gardner-Minshew-on-Oct.-6-2024.-1.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The decision from the Raiders to sit Minshew came in the third quarter where a deciding factor was when <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1843031579934732428" rel="noopener">he threw a 100-yard pick six</a> to Broncos star Patrick Surtain II in the end zone. By that time, the score was 10-3 with Las Vegas in prime position to build on their lead, but the course of the game was changed after that play.</p><p>“I just overthrew him…It definitely swung the game,” Minshew said. “And obviously I can’t do that to our team, put us in a bad spot. That swing was definitely on me. … I thought we got off to a good start, and then I killed our momentum with the pick six.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A 100 YARD PICK 6!! <a href="https://twitter.com/PatSurtainll?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PatSurtainll</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xh3CG05U9J">pic.twitter.com/Xh3CG05U9J</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1843031579934732428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-sidesteps-ncaa-penalties">Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce</a> would mention the keys to success that they have and how each were not met like turnovers which the team had three along with penalties where they had 11 of them compared to Denver’s nine.</p><p>“Two things we always talk about (that) we cannot do on the road is turn the football over and penalties,” Pierce said. “And those two things we led by a large margin. And that’s not good enough.”</p><p>At any rate, the Raiders are now at a 2-3 record which puts them last place in the AFC West as they now have a question of who will be the starting quarterback for next week. As they prepare for either Minshew and O’Connell, Las Vegas will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers next Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Gardner Minshew reacts to benching vs. Broncos

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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce has <a href="https://twitter.com/PFN365/status/1843055402289885240" rel="noopener">decided to bench</a> quarterback Gardner Minshew for Aidan O’Connell in the third quarter against the Denver Broncos, according to Pro Football Network.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gardner Minshew has been benched for Aidan O'Connell after his last drive ended with this interception, his 2nd on the day.<a href="https://t.co/amrhyMOZ5G">pic.twitter.com/amrhyMOZ5G</a></p><p>— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFN365/status/1843055402289885240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Gardner Minshew threw his second interception of the game with just over four minutes to go in the third quarter. The pass was picked off by Riley Moss. Earlier in the game, Minshew threw a pick six to Patrick Surtain. The second interception was the last straw for Antonio Pierce, as he moved to Aidan O’Connell.</p><p>The decision on the starting quarterback was seemingly up in the air throughout the week, even after last week’s win against the Denver Broncos. Now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-davante-adams-trade-drama-expected-intensify">the Raiders officially</a> have made a quarterback change. It will be interesting to see Pierce’s comment on the status of the position after the game.</p><p>Before being benched, Minshew completed 12-of-17 passes for 137 yards, one touchdown and thw two aforementioned interceptions. O’Connell threw an interception after entering the game as well.</p><p>After the game, Pierce <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1843076315915882534" rel="noopener">declined to name</a> a starting quarterback for next week’s game, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.</p><h2><b>Who will Raiders start in next game after Gardner Minshew’s benching?</b></h2><p>Neither quarterback provided reasons to be encouraged in the game against the Broncos. Admittedly, Denver has one of the top defenses in the league this season, so it is not an easy task to face them. Still, this quarterback problem was an anticipated one for the Raiders this season after they did not come out of the 2024 NFL Draft with a quarterback.</p><p>It will not get any easier for the Raiders next week, as they will face another team with a dominant defense in the Pittsburgh Steelers. It would not be a surprise to see O’Connell given a start, as the Raiders played him down the stretch last season, when they won some games to finish on a positive note.</p><p>It will be interesting to see who is named the starter for next week’s game against the Steelers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Antonio Pierce benches Gardner Minshew after crucial mistake vs. Broncos

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A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the 2024 NFL season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-vs-broncos-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-5-2024">heads into Week 5, the Las Vegas Raiders</a> are navigating through turbulent waters as star receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-davante-adams-wants-raiders-trade-asap-jets-cowboys-check-in">Davante Adams publicly expressed his desire for a trade</a>. Amidst this potentially distracting scenario, Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew shared his perspective on maintaining team focus and morale during his Wednesday press conference.</p><p>As the Raiders prepare for an upcoming road game against the Denver Broncos, the focus within the team remains sharp despite external distractions. Minshew <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/gardner-minshew-we-love-davante-adams-understand-hell-make-the-best-decision-for-him" rel="noopener">acknowledged the complexity</a> of Adams’ situation but emphasized the unity and determination of the team to press forward.</p><p>“Obviously, everybody understands Davante’s situation,” Minshew said during Wednesday’s press conference via Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk. “We all love Davante but understand he’s got to make the best decision for him. Our team has to make the best decision for us, and we’ve got to keep moving forward and try to figure out how to win games.”</p><h2><b>Raiders remain positive amidst Davante Adams trade request</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Davante-Adams_c760b6.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This team-centric approach is further supported by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-arizona-state-football-violations">Raiders’ head coach Antonio Pierce</a>, who addressed the players regarding Adams’ trade request, which Minshew described as “the elephant in the room.”</p><p>Minshew conveyed Pierce’s guidance, noting, “[He] just told us kind of leave it there. That’s not for us to handle,” and reiterated the coach’s directive to focus solely on preparing for the next game.</p><p>The absence of Adams due to a hamstring injury during the team’s Week 4 victory over the Browns provided a glimpse into the potential future dynamics of the Raiders’ offense. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-raiders-gardner-minshew-outlook-davante-adams-trade-drama">Minshew praised his teammates</a> for stepping up in Adams’ absence, highlighting the adaptability and readiness of the squad.</p><p>“Yeah, it’s kind of next man up mentality,” he commented. “I think everybody stepped up and played a role. ‘Kobe’ [Jakobi Meyers] took on a bigger role, and he’s going to be a guy I got to do a better job of getting him the ball. He won more than we hit last week, so I think there’s more there. ‘Tuck’ [Tre Tucker], DJ [Turner], both making big plays. I think we got guys that are primed for a role and they’re excited to get the ball.”</p><p>Through the first four weeks of the NFL season, Minshew has completed 70.7% of his passes for <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MinsGa00.htm" rel="noopener">877 yards</a>, with an equal tally of three touchdowns and three interceptions. His leadership and clear communication have been vital as the Raiders navigate through the current situation with Adams.</p><p>As the Raiders continue their season, the ability to maintain focus and cohesion in the locker room will be crucial. The team’s handling of the Adams situation, alongside their performance on the field, will test their resilience and capability to overcome internal challenges while aiming for success in a long and competitive NFL season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
2013	9	10	-

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
2013	9	10	-

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