Raiders sign QB Desmond Ridder, place QB Aidan O’Connell on Injured Reserve

HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed QB Desmond Ridder to the energetic roster from the Arizona Cardinals observe squad, the membership introduced Tuesday.

Ridder was initially chosen by the Atlanta Falcons within the third spherical (74th general) of the 2022 NFL Draft and has appeared in 19 video games with 17 begins over his first two NFL seasons with Atlanta (2022-23), finishing 322-of-503 move makes an attempt (64 %) for 3,544 yards and 14 touchdowns with a passer ranking of 84.1. He additionally rushed for 257 yards and 5 touchdowns on 69 carries.

Previous to becoming a member of the NFL, Ridder spent 4 years at Cincinnati (2017-21) and left as the varsity file holder for complete yards (12,418; 10,239 passing, 2,179 speeding), passing touchdowns (87) and speeding touchdowns by a QB (28). He was a two-time AAC Offensive Participant of the Yr and led the Bearcats to back-to-back AAC championships.

In a corresponding transaction, the Raiders positioned QB Aidan O’Connell on the Reserve/Injured Record and signed WR Terrace Marshall and TE Trevon Wesco to the observe squad.