The Las Vegas Raiders will be turning back to Aidan O'Connell under center this weekend. The Raiders will re-insert O'Connell into the lineup in the wake of Gardner Minshew's season-ending shoulder injury,

“The Raiders are preparing to start Aidan O’Connell at QB on Friday against the Chiefs, per sources,” Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported. “On IR since breaking his thumb in Week 7, O’Connell returned to practice Monday and got the first-team reps. As long as the week goes well, it’s AOC time again.”

Last season, O'Connell started 10 games for the Raiders, replacing Jimmy Garoppolo. The former Purdue product threw for 2,218 yards with a 62.1% completion rate with 12 touchdowns to seven interceptions. O'Connell proved to be a serviceable starter last season, but the circumstances are vastly different this season.