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| HT/WT: 6-3, 206 lbs |
| Birthplace: Long Grove, IL |
| Age: 28 |
| School: Purdue |
| Experience: 4 |
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Top Aidan O'Connell News
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Set to backup Mendoza
O'Connell moves to QB No. 2 on the depth chart behind Fernando Mendoza, Sam Warren of The Athletic reports.
O'Connell is set to back up rookie Fernando Mendoza, who replaced recently traded Kirk Cousins as the starting quarterback. O'Connell has been with Las Vegas since the team drafted him in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. The 28-year-old last appeared in a regular-season game in 2025, completing 10 of 22 attempts for 102 yards.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Working as emergency QB again Week 9
O'Connell (coach's decision) is inactive and serving as the Raiders' emergency third quarterback Sunday versus San Francisco.
O'Connell has regularly been Las Vegas' emergency QB this season and has yet to log any game action. He won't be able to enter Sunday's matchup unless both Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza have to exit due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Emergency QB3 for Week 7
O'Connell (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Raiders' emergency third quarterback against the Rams on Sunday.
O'Connell will only enter Sunday's game if both Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza must exit the contest due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Emergency QB for Week 6
O'Connell (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Raiders' emergency third quarterback against the Bills on Sunday.
O'Connell remains the third option behind Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza. The quarterback will only enter the game if both Cousins and Mendoza must leave the contest due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Emergency QB3 in New England
O'Connel (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Raiders' emergency third quarterback against the Patriots on Sunday.
Just like the previous week, O'Connell will only be allowed to take the field in the Week 5 contest if both Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza are forced to leave the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Emergency QB3 vs. Kansas City
O'Connell (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Raiders' emergency third quarterback against the Chiefs on Sunday.
As the emergency QB3, O'Connell is not allowed to play Sunday unless both Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza leave the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Clear for Week 4
O'Connell (personal) had his injury designation for Sunday's Week 4 matchup against Kansas City cleared on Saturday, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.
O'Connell missed each of Las Vegas' past two games while dealing with a personal matter. He's now back with the team and eligible to play Sunday, though he'll likely be a healthy scratch with Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza both ahead of him on the QB depth chart.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Remains away from team Wednesday
O'Connell (personal) is not practicing Wednesday, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.
Coach Klint Kubiak said O'Connell is expected back with the team later in the week. The Raiders' QB3, O'Connell is planted behind Kirk Cousins and rookie No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza on the depth chart.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Ruled out with personal issue
O'Connell (personal) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Saints, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.
O'Connell is in the midst of an ongoing personal matter that will have him sidelined for consecutive weeks. It remains to be seen how much longer the reserve quarterback will be out. Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza will once again be the only two active quarterbacks on game day.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Questionable for Week 3
O'Connell (personal) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.
O'Connell wasn't available against the Chargers in Week 2, and he was absent from all three practices during Week 3 prep while attending to a personal matter. He hasn't been ruled out for Sunday's game in New Orleans, but if isn't cleared to play, then Fernando Mendoza would be the lone backup to Kirk Cousins.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Won't suit up Sunday
O'Connell (personal) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Chargers, Paul Gutierrez of Raiders.com reports.
O'Connell must miss Sunday's contest due to a personal matter. With the quarterback out, Fernando Mendoza is currently the sole backup if Kirk Cousins goes down due to injury.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Tagged as questionable for Week 2
O'Connell is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Chargers due to personal reasons.
O'Connell did not participate in practice Thursday and Friday while attending to a personal matter, putting his availability for Sunday's AFC West tilt in doubt. He was the emergency QB3 in Week 1 against the Dolphins, and with the Raiders not carrying a quarterback on the practice squad, Las Vegas may just go with Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza as its quarterbacks for Sunday if O'Connell is unavailable.
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Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Emergency QB3 vs. Miami
O'Connell (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Raiders' emergency third quarterback against the Dolphins on Sunday.
Kirk Cousins beat out first-overall pick Fernando Mendoza for the starting quarterback job Week 1, so O'Connell will suit up as the emergency QB3. As such, O'Connell is prohibited from playing Sunday unless both Cousins and Mendoza were to leave the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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