The Raiders are in search of a brand new quarterback.
Not a starter — however not a prospect, both.
Pete Carroll weighed in Sunday on the Raiders’ quarterback challenges following Aidan O’Connell’s wrist fracture within the crew’s closing preseason sport, calling the harm “an enormous blow” to the crew.
Carroll acknowledged that O’Connell’s restoration will take time and that the crew shall be in search of an skilled quarterback to solidify the backup spot to newly acquired Geno Smith.
“All potentialities can be found proper now, wherever they arrive from,” Carroll mentioned. “We’re trying all over the place to see the perfect man that matches us. So should you don’t thoughts, I’m not gonna lay out precisely what we’re in search of right here, I don’t need to present our hand. However I would like any individual who’s performed, that’s what’s vital. A man that’s had sport expertise is admittedly big to me.”
Exterior of Smith and O’Connell, the Raiders are anticipated to roster Cam Miller of North Dakota State, who was chosen within the sixth spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Nonetheless, Carroll and the Raiders appear to need expertise behind Smith, because the crew makes an attempt to make the playoffs for the primary time for the reason that 2021 postseason.
“Now we have Cam,” Carroll mentioned, “and Cam hasn’t performed within the league a lot. So we’re in search of an skilled participant who can assist us.”
Carroll additionally touched on the crew’s broader aggressive nature simply this previous week.
“I’m all the time in search of extra competitors, however it’s obvious that in all totally different phases of our crew, we now have guys which can be battling to push to get their spots,” he mentioned. “And we’re attempting to provide them alternatives with the upper group to point out that they’ll match up and all that. And it’s precisely what this program is all about.
“So the extra aggressive we are able to make it, the longer it might probably preserve the competitiveness alive. We don’t have to make any massive selections immediately. We’ll take our time at it and let it proceed to think about. Guys coming into this system and a brand new man is available in as we speak, [Terrell] Edmunds is available in as we speak, guys pay attention to that. They know that we’re nonetheless trying, we’re nonetheless attempting to get this as aggressive as we may probably get. So we’ll be pushing that method ceaselessly, however proper now it’s actually obvious.”
That’s in line, seemingly, with the Raiders’ mentality following the harm to O’Connell.
The Raiders’ common season will start on Sept. 7 in New England towards the Patriots.
