The Las Vegas Raiders are signing QB Desmond Ridder to their active roster off of the Cardinals practice squad, according to Tom Pelissero.
He was acquired in a trade this offseason with Arizona giving up WR Rondale Moore to the Falcons. However, Ridder was outperformed in the competition for the backup gig by last year’s fifth-rounder Clayton Tune.
Las Vegas just lost QB Aidan O’Connell for a few weeks due to injury, so Ridder likely will slot in as the backup behind QB Gardner Minshew.
Ridder, 25, was a four-year starter at Cincinnati and quarterbacked the school to a berth in the College Football Playoff in 2021, the first time ever a non-Power 5 school had earned that distinction. The Falcons used the No. 74 overall pick in the third round on him in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Ridder signed a four-year $5,362,959 contract that includes a $1,080,334 signing bonus with the Falcons. He was entering the third year of his deal and was set to make a salary of $985,000 in 2024 when Atlanta traded him to the Cardinals for WR Rondale Moore.
In 2023, Ridder appeared in 15 games for the Falcons and completed 64.2 percent of his pass attempts for 2,836 yards, 12 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He’s added 53 rush attempts for 193 yards and five touchdowns.
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