The Raiders have decided to start rookie QB Aidan O'Connell against the Chargers on Sunday, league sources told ESPN.
In three preseason games in August, O'Connell completed 43-of-62 passes for 482 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. He left some Raiders fans wondering why he wasn't the backup quarterback to open the season, when Las Vegas listed Hoyer as the No. 2 quarterback.
O'Connell also shined during his college career at Purdue, where he passed for 9,219 yards and 65 touchdowns. "I think the preseason was valuable for me at the time, just to get out there and play and get it under my belt," O'Connell told ESPN on Friday."But I think at this point it's pretty far gone and it's different teams and different schemes and different game plans for us. So I'm happy it happened, but it's time to move on, I think, and see what happens."
The Raiders signed Garoppolo to a three-year, $72.75 million free agent contract this offseason to replace nine-year starterGaroppolo, who suffered the concussion in last Sunday night's loss to the
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