Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Workers Author
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell suffered a damaged thumb to his proper (throwing) hand within the first quarter of Sunday’s sport towards the Los Angeles Rams, a supply advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
O’Connell will bear extra checks Monday to find out how lengthy he’ll miss, the supply mentioned.
Gardner Minshew, who was benched in favor of O’Connell final week, changed O’Connell.
However with the Raiders having no emergency third quarterback on the roster — receiver Jakobi Meyers was designated as such however is lacking his second consecutive sport with an ankle damage — O’Connell remained questionable to return, in case Minshew goes down.
O’Connell appeared to hit his hand awkwardly on the outstretched hand of onrushing Rams security Kam Curl on a deep throw. O’Connell, who had the thumb closely wrapped after coming back from the locker room, accomplished 6 of 10 passes for 52 yards towards the Rams. Per ESPN Analysis, he was pressured on 5 of his 10 dropbacks (50%) and was 2-of-5 for 19 yards when pressured.
Minshew, signed to a two-year free agent contract with $15 million assured, received a decent coaching camp battle with O’Connell. Minshew has accomplished a career-high 70.7% of his passes for 1,014 yards and 4 touchdowns however has additionally been picked off 5 occasions.
In his final sport earlier than getting benched, Minshew threw a 100-yard pick-six towards the Denver Broncos in Week 5, turning a possible 17-3 Raiders lead right into a 10-10 sport in an eventual 34-18 loss. Minshew had a career-low 40.2 QBR on the time of his benching.
In opposition to the Rams, Minshew was 8-of-16 for 90 yards within the first half, with an interception and a misplaced fumble that was returned for a landing.
