Gardner Minshew will open the season as the Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback, head coach Antonio Pierce announced on Sunday.
Minshew, who signed with the Raiders as a free agent this offseason, was competing with Aidan O’Connell for the starting job.
“A lot of things went into it,” Pierce said. “It wasn’t based off of [solely] last night. There’s a lot of factors. So, we feel like Gardner gives us the best opportunity to get off to a fast start, and that’s what we’re going with. We support him, our team’s behind it, our staff’s behind it, the organization’s behind it.”
Minshew, 28, is on his fourth team after signing a two-year, $25 million contract, including $15 million guaranteed, with the Raiders on March 14.
The Raiders open the 2024 season at SoFi Stadium against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1.
