Within a matter of moments Thursday afternoon, the Las Vegas Raiders’ Week 1 starting quarterback and a waiver-claim find found new homes.
According to several reports, quarterback Gardner Minshew signed a one-year deal with the Raiders’ AFC West rival, the Kanas City Chiefs and defensive end K’Lavon Chaisson agreed to a one-year, $5 million contract with the New England Patriots.
Minshew was officially released by the Raiders Wednesday. He still has some offset guaranteed money from his two-year, $25 million deal he signed with Las Vegas last year. Minshew, who struggled badly with the Raiders, will now back up superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes.