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Aidan O’Connell has impressed coaches and teammates

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No young players get more attention on the practice field than quarterbacks.

Not only is it the most important position in all of team sports, but if your team gets it right with a young quarterback, it will change the course of the franchise for years to come. And as we’ve seen in the past, first-round quarterback draft picks have floundered and late-round picks can come out of nowhere and flourish.

You just never know when it comes to quarterbacks. And that’s why there was so interest surrounding Las Vegas Raiders rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell during the OTA sessions and in the mandatory minicamps.