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Raiders Suggested to Trade for Former First-Round QB

Originally posted on FanNation Raider Maven
By Ezekiel Trezevant IV | Last updated 3/8/24

The Las Vegas Raiders have announced they'll have a quarterback competition for the starting position next season. Current starting quarterback Aidan O'Connell will compete against a yet-to-be-named quarterback this offseason.

Fan Sided's Sam Penix suggests the Raiders trade for a quarterback recently drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Let's be clear: we agree.

"What was supposed to happen in 2023 was Aaron Rodgers would lead the [New York] Jets deep into the playoffs while Zach Wilson sat and learned behind one of the greatest of all time," Penix said.

"Instead, Rodgers went down on his first series, and the Jets went back and forth between Wilson and others, to the point where New York was forced to turn back to Wilson late in the year after benching him, and Wilson didn't want to start because of how the team had treated him."

"It's safe to say that the relationship between the two sides is extremely strained and that Wilson will likely be elsewhere in 2024."

Penix believes Wilson is the perfect quarterback to bring in for the Raiders' quarterback competition this offseason.

"The Raiders need more competition in the QB room and should be interested in taking swings at the position," Penix said. "Wilson should come very cheap given his situation and poor performance over his first three years, but he was still the second-overall pick for a reason. He is 12-21 as a starter, having thrown for 6,293 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 25 interceptions to this point."

"He hasn't shown it with any semblance of consistency, but Wilson is a very talented player with the arm strength to make any throw, the ability to throw off-platform and in different arm slots, and good mobility."

"He's had moments where it's looked like he was beginning to figure things out, like Week 4 where the Jets nearly knocked off the Chiefs, or Week 14 where they crushed the Houston Texans. A late Day 3 pick to take a flyer on him, at a $5.4 million salary, is the type of move that presents very little risk for the possibility of a big reward."

The NFL Draft will be held in Detroit, Mich., on April 25-27, 2024. The Las Vegas Raiders currently have the No. 13 overall pick.

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