The Las Vegas Raiders are now on QB3.
Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell was knocked out of the team’s Week 14 game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a knee injury. The injury occurred when O’Connell was pushed to the ground on a 3rd down play late in the third quarter.
Aidan O’Connell #raiders
Directly lands on his knee, similar to CMC’s PCL injury (which needs to be ruled out) but air cast is usually for a fracture.
This mechanism is common for a patella fracture or tibia fracture. We’ll see what the final report is. Tough one for him pic.twitter.com/HvKdin90pX
— Tom Christ, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT (@FantasyInjuryT) December 8, 2024
O’Connell was taken off the field on a cart and ruled out due to his knee.
Cart is on the field. Not good. Sending Aidan O’Connell positive vibes. @Raiders #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/jXE9HAx70D
— Oscar Cancio (@Loco4LongBeach) December 8, 2024
The Raiders punted on the possession. When they came out for their next offensive possession, third-string quarterback Desmond Ridder had come on to lead the offense.
This is the Raiders’ third quarterback this season. Gardner Minshew is out for the season with a broken collarbone injury. Now O’Connell has been knocked out due to a knee injury.
O’Connell had been 11/19 for 104 yards and an interception prior to his exit.
