The Las Vegas Raiders head into the 2024 season with a lot of optimism, as Antonio Pierce took over as the interim head coach after Josh McDaniels was fired on Nov. 1, 2023. The Raiders responded well under the former NFL player, and he has since had the interim title removed, a popular move in the locker room.
The Raiders have big shoes to fill, as RB Josh Jacobs left for the Green Bay Packers as a free agent. The team added RB Alexander Mattison, formerly of the Minnesota Vikings, while holdover RB Zamir White could get 1st crack at some snaps. But that’s a huge downgrade for the Silver and Black.
The team signed QB Gardner Minshew II as a free agent, and he and QB Aidan O’Connell figure to compete for the starting job this summer. Whoever wins the job has the luxury of throwing to WRs Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers, and the team added WR Michael Gallup from the Dallas Cowboys.
TE Brock Bowers was nabbed in Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft, and he figures to be a giant part of the offense from the jump. The tight ends room also includes free-agent addition Harrison Bryant, and promising young pass catcher Michael Mayer, so Minshew and/or O’Connell will have plenty of talented guys to target.