When the Atlanta Falcons traded Desmond Ridder to the Arizona Cardinals, they could not have imagined a scenario in which they would face their 2023 starting quarterback in the year 2024. It took Ridder not making the team and signing to the Cardinals practice squad, being plucked off that squad by a quarterback-needy Raiders team, and injuries to both Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell to thrust him into the starting lineup.
Yet once Ridder joined the Raiders, it seemed inevitable to me that the universe would work its magic to ensure it happened, and sure enough, here we are.