In a media conference held before to practice on Wednesday, head coach Antonio Pierce revealed that Carter Bradley will start and participate in the first half of Friday’s exhibition game against the San Francisco 49ers. Pierce added that Aidan O’Connell would not participate in the game. Regarding the @Raiders This link: t.co/ybzrvVKrJt — Vinny Bonsignore, via Twitter August 22, 2024 (HC) According to Antonio Pierce, Aidan O’Connell will not perform on Friday night. #Raiders — @YourboyQ254 (Your Boy Q) August 22, 2024 Following O’Connell’s defeat to Gardner Minshew in the starting quarterback competition during training camp, this declaration was made. Bradley has only thrown 13 passes so far, all of which came last week against the Raiders, but the second-year pro had chances to establish himself during the Raiders’ first two preseason games.
