Aidan O'Connell will start at quarterback when the Las Vegas Raiders visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday.
Aidan O'Connell will start at quarterback when the Las Vegas Raiders visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday. Raiders coach Antonio Pierce made the announcement Wednesday, saying O'Connell had progressed well after breaking his right thumb on Oct. 20 in a game against the Los Angeles Rams. 'Let's call a spade a spade, the best team in football against the worst team in football,' Pierce said on Wednesday, according to NFL.com. 'Let's change the narrative.
'It's Black Friday, let's create a little chaos, let's get back to Raider football and have some fun and some personality. Let it loose.' Gardner Minshew broke his left collarbone on Sunday in a game against the Denver Broncos and is out for the season. The Raiders could have gone with Desmond Ridder to replace Minshew. O'Connell was under center the last time Las Vegas traveled to Kansas City.
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