The Las Vegas Raiders signed backup free-agent quarterback Nathan Peterman on Tuesday, bringing him back to a team he was with for three seasons.
Peterman, who was with the Raiders from 2018 to 2021, is likely to be the backup to Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew, who are competing for the starting quarterback position.
O’Connell and Minshew each played a quarter in Saturday’s preseason game at Minnesota, helping the Raiders build a 20-7 halftime lead. However, backups Anthony Brown Jr. and Carter Bradley struggled, and the Vikings came back to win 24-23.
Last season, the Raiders kept three quarterbacks, using the NFL’s new emergency QB rule.
Peterman joined the Raiders’ practice squad in December 2018 after the Buffalo Bills waived him. He played in just two games in 2020 and 2021 and threw only five passes, completing three of them.
In 2022, Peterman was 14 of 25 for 139 yards with one touchdown and one interception while with the Chicago Bears. He did not throw a pass last season.
Peterman was a backup for the Bears the past two seasons and signed with the New Orleans Saints earlier this year before being released on August 2.
The Raiders will play the Dallas Cowboys in a preseason game on Saturday night.
