Raiders receive some of the worst news after preseason loss to the Cardinals and it hurts them in more ways than one
The Las Vegas Raiders found out after their last preseason game that Aidan O’Connell fractured his wrist.
The preseason is finally over for the Las Vegas Raiders after losing their last game to the Arizona Cardinals. However, quarterback Aidan O’Connell fracturing his wrist would ultimately become the biggest storyline.
The Raiders were set to enter the 2025 season under their new regime with the idea that they would have a fantastic quarterback situation from top to bottom. They traded for Geno Smith to get their franchise guy.
But they still had Aidan O’Connell as the backup, and he’s started a ton of games in the last few years. The Raiders also have a third-string option, rookie Cam Miller, who looks like he has some upside. Now, the injury to O’Connell kind of stuffed a sock in the conversation.
And, it’s worse when you think about the layers of O’Connell suffering a fractured wrist.
Aidan O’Connell suffers fractured wrist, hurting Raiders in more ways than one
O’Connell was going to be the second-string quarterback on the Raiders’ initial depth chart, make no mistake about it. However, Miller was pushing for that spot pretty heavily. Miller, having a great preseason and training camp, didn’t help the trade rumors, either.
Before the preseason even started – pretty much when the new regime was hired and they traded for Smith, insiders reported that the Raiders were gauging interest around the league in O’Connell.
So, now they not only will miss O’Connell for 6-8 weeks, but if they did want to trade him, it will be a bit harder. This also could now shake up the Raiders’ depth chart a bit. Before the injury, you could almost guarantee they would keep three QBs, so that Miller wouldn’t hit the waiver wire. Now, they will likely have two guys (Miller, Smith), unless they sign a new passer.
