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Raiders name Gardner Minshew as starting QB for Week 1

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HENDERSON, Nev. -- Gardner Minshew will open the season as the Las Vegas Raiders' starting quarterback, coach Antonio Pierce announced Sunday.

Minshew, who signed with the Raiders as a free agent this offseason, was competing with Aidan O'Connell for the job.

"A lot of things went into it," Pierce said. "It wasn't based off of [solely] last night.