The Las Vegas Raiders will likely be with out their beginning quarterback for some time.
Aidan O’Connell fractured his thumb in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams and can miss 4-6 weeks after present process testing. NFL Media reported Monday. He is predicted to be positioned on injured reserve.
O’Connell gave the impression to be injured within the first quarter when Rams security Kamren Curl hit his hand whereas chasing a go. The quarterback remained within the sport for yet another play, finishing a 10-yard go to DJ Turner on third-and-21.
“I threw it and it wasn’t nice,” O’Connell he told reporters about his damage after the match. “I attempted to withstand however, yeah, it isn’t nice.”
O’Connell, who turned the Raiders’ beginning quarterback once more in Week 6, was “hoping for excellent news” after the sport however acknowledged that he may miss time as his thumb was “throbbing.”
“Super unlucky,” O’Connell stated. “I used to be wanting ahead to at present and this chance, so it was undoubtedly onerous to interrupt it like that.”
Before the damage, O’Connell accomplished 6 of 10 passes for 52 yards on two drives. He has accomplished 63.4 p.c of his passes this season for 455 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in 4 video games, making two begins and filling in for the struggling Gardner Minshew for the opposite two.
As a rookie in 2023, O’Connell, a fourth-round choose, threw for two,218 yards, 12 touchdowns and 7 interceptions in 11 video games, making 10 begins. Las Vegas went 5-5 within the 10 video games O’Connell began.
The Raiders determined to signal Minshew after the season and made him the starter after the preseason. However, Minshew was benched after the Raiders went 2-3 of their first 5 video games. The veteran threw three interceptions in Sunday’s loss, giving him a season-high eight interceptions. He additionally threw for 1,168 yards and 4 touchdowns this season.
With O’Connell sidelined, the Raiders are including extra depth on the quarterback place. They are signing Desmond Ridder from the Arizona Cardinals apply squad. according to NFL Media. Ridder began 17 video games for the Atlanta Falcons within the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
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