I've commented on this several times, the Raiders don't have an easy choice clearly, otherwise there wouldn't be a competition. O'Connell has an edge up, purely from being on the team the previous year, along with Antonio Pierce saying he earned the right to take the first snap.

Instead, they will head into their offseason program with Aidan O'Connell, who last season replaced the since-departed Jimmy Garoppolo as the starter, battling it out with free-agent signee Gardner Minshew, who filled in last season for the injured Anthony Richardson with the Colts. And according to Telesco, the Raiders are just fine with that.

Raiders GM Tom Telesco confirmed that Aidan O'Connell and Gardner Minshew will compete to be the team's starting QB in 2024.

The Raiders are currently heading into the 2024 season with Aidan O'Connell and Gardner Minshew at the top of their quarterback depth chart.

Aidan O'Connell has an early leg up in the Las Vegas Raiders' quarterback competition. "Aidan's earned the right to go out there and earn the first

There wasn't much love lost between Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders last year, when the longtime franchise quarterback shown the door after being benched for the last few weeks of the 2022 season.