Antonio Pierce on Gardner Minshew: Wild boy right there, it’s a culture fit

Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce mentioned this week that Aidan O’Connell has earned the right to compete for the beginning quarterback job this offseason, however the 2023 fourth-round choose goes to have to beat Gardner Minshew so as to win the job.

The Raiders signed Minshew to a two-year contract earlier this month after he had a profitable run piloting the Colts within the wake of Anthony Richardson’s season-ending shoulder damage. That run included a late-season win over the Raiders that Pierce cited together with Minshew’s total make-up whereas discussing what he likes in regards to the older quarterback this week.

“One thing about Gardner that you see throughout his career, he finds a way, right? So, that’s going to make our room better,” Pierce mentioned, through the staff’s web site. “He’s been through a lot of adversity; you want that experience as well in there. So, to me, it’s a good fit, and it’s a culture fit. Wild boy right there. I like the personality.”

The selection between Minshew and O’Connell can be one in all Pierce’s first large calls since being employed on a everlasting foundation in Las Vegas and getting it right can be a good option to set himself up for a future within the job.