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. There's a lot of factors. So, we feel like Gardner gives us the best opportunity to get off to a fast start, and that's what we're going with. We support him, our team's behind it, our staff's behind it, the organization's behind it."
The Raiders open the 2024 season at the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1.