The Las Vegas Raiders have been holding out hope that quarterback Aidan O’Connell would be able to start this week following a bone bruise injury in his knee that he suffered against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, it’s looking like the injury may be too serious for him to overcome in a single week.
According to a Dec. 16 X post from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Desmond Ridder is expected to start on Monday against the Atlanta Falcons. It’ll be his first start of the season and it should be a big game for him.
Ridder was drafted by the Falcons in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft and started in 17 games across two seasons with the team. He wasn’t able to play at a high enough level for Atlanta to keep him as the starter and he was cut this last offseason. Ridder’s main issue with the Falcons is that he couldn’t take care of the ball. He had 12 interceptions and 12 fumbles last season.
It would be a big statement for him if he could play a clean game against his former team. A win only hurts the Raiders in this spot as they’d drop to seventh in the draft, per Tankathon, but Ridder has an opportunity to show that the Falcons made a mistake by letting him go.
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