Raiders name Gardner Minshew as starting QB for Week 1

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HENDERSON, Nev. -- Gardner Minshew will open the season as the Las Vegas Raiders' starting quarterback, coach Antonio Pierce announced Sunday.

Minshew, who signed with the Raiders as a free agent this offseason, was competing with Aidan O'Connell for the job.

"A lot of things went into it," Pierce said. "It wasn't based off of [solely] last night. There's a lot of factors. So, we feel like Gardner gives us the best opportunity to get off to a fast start, and that's what we're going with. We support him, our team's behind it, our staff's behind it, the organization's behind it."

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