Overview
- Aidan O’Connell returned to practice roughly two months after a preseason right-wrist fracture, triggering a 21-day window to activate him from injured reserve.
- Geno Smith remains QB1 for Week 9 against Jacksonville despite a 2-5 start and an NFL-high 10 interceptions through seven games.
- Kenny Pickett, acquired after O’Connell’s injury for a 2026 fifth-round pick, has seen minimal game action and is widely discussed as a potential trade chip.
- Head coach Pete Carroll noted the unusual possibility of managing three active quarterbacks and said O’Connell was throwing with the team again.
- Analysts floated speculative deadline scenarios involving Tua Tagovailoa or Anthony Richardson, which are proposals rather than indications of Raiders negotiations.