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Las Vegas Raiders name Gardner Minshew as starting quarterback over Aidan O'Connell

Minshew Mania is back for 2024, with the Las Vegas Raiders naming Gardner Minshew II as their starting quarterback for the upcoming season. Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce announced Sunday that Minshew won the starting job over second-year QB Aidan O'Connell.

Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce announced that Gardner Minshew will be the team's starting QB. pic.twitter.com/Ds8DtjS9NX

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) August 18, 2024

Minshew signed a two-year deal with the Raiders in March. The 28-year-old quarterback started one of two preseason games for the Raiders, throwing for 117 yards and a touchdown in the 24-23 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.