HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo remains in the NFL's concussion protocol, putting his availability for Sunday's game at the Los Angeles Chargers in jeopardy, but coach Josh McDaniels remains hopeful that he'll play.
The Raiders might have to pivot to either 15-year veteran Brian Hoyer, who last won an NFL start on Oct. 2, 2016, or rookie Aidan O'Connell, a fourth-round draft pick who has yet to be active for an NFL game. «You've got to get everybody ready to go in the meetings,» McDaniels said Wednesday. «We can incur injury anytime in practice, too, so we kind of treat all our players as if they're going to be ready to go and they've got to play.
So, it's no different in that regard. »… We'll use all of our time wisely, walk-through meeting… and then we're just going to go through the week and see where it all lies.
But we'll give the guys reps in practice — they usually get reps anyway, to some degree. It'll be a little bit more, obviously, if Jimmy's not out there today.