AFC West

Patriots Trade QB Jarrett Stidham To Raiders

All must be forgiven for the Tuck Rule game, as the New England Patriots are trading backup QB Jarrett Stidham to the Las Vegas Raiders. The teams will flip late-round draft picks in the deal, sources say. Once the heir apparent to future Fox analyst Tom Brady, Stidham will fight for a backup role behind Derek Carr in the silver and black. Nick Mullens and Garrett Gilbert will be his competition. Raiders first-year coach Josh McDaniels was Stidham’s offensive coordinator in New England the past three seasons, so that may have had something to do with the deal. Stidham—who has one year remainin…