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O’Connell is the incumbent in the Raiders’ quarterback battle and got the first chance to work with the starters in live action. The second-year signal-caller played on just one drive and took a sack to eventually set up Daniel Carlson for a 31-yard field goal. He completed 77.8 percent of his passes in this one compared to Gardner Minshew’s 50 percent completion but saw Minshew lead the team on a touchdown drive. While he didn’t get the Raiders to the end zone, we can safely say O’Connell didn’t do anything to set himself back in the quarterback competition.

Aidan O’Connell got the start, but both got a quarter of action. The good was that the 28-year-old signal-caller was able to lead three scoring drives and found DJ Turner for a 20-yard score early in the second quarter. The bad was there were some accuracy issues; albeit while working with the second team. This competition wasn’t going to be settled Saturday, and both Minshew and O’Connell will likely see a similar amount of playing time next Saturday against the Cowboys.

Conley was drafted by the Raiders as a 2017 first-round pick. Recurring issues stemming from a rookie-season surgery to correct a tibia stress fracture ultimately derailed an otherwise promising career. Conley retires with four interceptions and 29 forced incompletions.

Speaking with ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Pierce said Meyers has “really, really, really stepped up his game.” In his first year with the Raiders, Meyers totaled 71 receptions for 807 yards and a career-high eight touchdowns while playing 71.8 percent of his snaps out wide — also a career-high. Meyers had played primarily as a slot receiver during his four years in New England but is now making noise as an outside threat opposite Davante Adams. His strong 2023 campaign was fueled by a lot of early-season production, with five of his eight scores coming in the first seven weeks of the season. The Raiders’ offense isn’t expected to be great this season, with Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell both likely to see playing time. Meyers is likely best viewed as a low-end WR3 who could provide the occasional top-24 week. O’Connell took over as the team’s starter in Week 9. Meyers averaged 12.3 fantasy points per game and had four top-24 weeks in nine games.

It was a non-contact injury for Foreman. The wideout attempted to make a catch on a low pass and got his legs tangled together according to Paul Gutierrez of ESPN. Foreman joined the Raiders from Arkansas State as an UDFA, and is battling for one of the final spots on the roster.

O’Connell and Minshew are both battling for the starting gig for the Raiders, and it’s not a surprise to see that Las Vegas will give them each equal footing — for the most part — in the first exhibition of the campaign. O’Connell finished the year as the starter, but Minshew will have every chance to get the nod to begin the year. Either way, it’s not a great fantasy situation even with the ability to throw the football to Davante Adams.

Minshew and O’Connell are battling for the starting gig, and both will get a “legit quarter” according to Patra. Which quarterback gets the start is unknown, with Raiders HC Antonio Pierce telling reports that “it doesn’t matter” as both will get a similar number of reps in the contest. This is one of the only true quarterback battles happening in August, and the decision on who will get the starting nod will likely not be known until near the end of the month.

The comments come as Laube competes for the Raiders’ primary passing-down-back and kickoff-returner roles. The former New Hampshire running back dominated FCS defenders both in the receiving and return games. He led the position in targets (88), receptions (68), receiving yards (708) and receiving touchdowns (seven) while also ranking No. 1 overall among FCS returners (min. 25 total returns) by averaging 33.9 yards and 0.7 missed tackles forced on kickoff returns. He is quietly in play as a late-round PPR sleeper.

Per ESPN’s Jordan Raanan, Jermaine Eluemunor is going to play right tackle with Van Roten at right guard. That means Evan Neal is the odd man out. The former top-10 pick is currently on the PUP list and doesn’t appear to have a role in the New York offense. Van Roten started all 17 games for the Raiders last year and is a solid addition for a team that fielded one of the league’s worst offensive lines in 2023.

Gallup’s retirement is somewhat abrupt after he signed a one-year deal with the Raiders in the offseason. The Raiders announced on Tuesday that he was placed on the reserve/retired list. A former third-round pick of the Cowboys, Gallup spent six seasons in Dallas, totaling 266 receptions for 3,744 yards and 21 touchdowns. He surpassed 1,000 yards in his second season, but did not reach those heights again. Gallup suffered a torn ACL in 2021 and did not find a prominent role in the Cowboys offense after that. Catching 34 passes for 418 yards and two touchdowns last season, the Cowboys released him in March, after which he signed with the Raiders. The Colorado State product will be known for his playmaking as one of the Cowboys’ top wideouts from 2019-2020.