Raiders benching Jimmy Garoppolo, starting rookie QB Aidan O'Connell for rest of season [View all]

It's a time of great change for the Las Vegas Raiders. Owner Mark Davis fired head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler on Tuesday night, and now their quarterback has also lost his job.

The Raiders have elected to bench current starter Jimmy Garoppolo and instead will start rookie quarterback Aidan O'Connell against the New York Giants. During his introductory news conference on Wednesday, interim head coach Antonio Pierce confirmed reports that O'Connell will be QB1 from now on.

"We just feel like he gives us the best chance," Pierce answered in response to a question about the decision to elevate the 25-year-old.

Pierce and interim general manager Champ Kelly said they met with the team on Tuesday morning and saw a positive reaction to the change.

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