It’s been a rough week for Anthony Brown. A week ago today, he was the team’s third string quarterback, which would suggest he had a practice squad spot with his name on it as the emergency quarterback. Now he’s out of a job.
Friday, the Raiders waived Brown, days after adding free agent QB Nathan Peterman.
Peterman is familiar with Luke Getsy’s system, having been with the Bears the past two seasons.
And while Peterman has done little to nothing to be considered an NFL QB in his career — including in four seasons with the Raiders from 2018-21 — Brown came out in the opener and looked completely lost.
Brown entered the game in the third quarter after the two quarterbacks battling for the Raiders starting job had both played a quarter of football.
Nothing looked smooth for Brown and he was unable to make corrections when things broke down. And they were breaking down.
The first six plays featured no completions, two sacks and a delay of game penalty.
In his four possessions, Brown had just one completion for 24 yards, five scrambles for 13 yards, was sacked four times, and fumbled a snap.
The Raiders are back to four quarterbacks on the roster — Aidan O’Connell, Gardner Minshew, Nathan Peterman, and Carter Bradley.