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Desmond Ridder Emotional in Return to NFL Locker Room: 'Another Opportunity'

The Cincinnati legend gets another shot.

Russ Heltman

Cardinals quarterbacks Clayton Tune (15) and Desmond Ridder (19) warm up on the sidelines during a game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.
Cardinals quarterbacks Clayton Tune (15) and Desmond Ridder (19) warm up on the sidelines during a game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. / Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK
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CINCINNATI — Desmond Ridder answered the call from Las Vegas this week faced with another NFL opportunity following stops in Atlanta and Arizona.

He's ready to prove to himself that he can last at the top of the sport.

"I was just cut three months ago, that should be enough opportunity, enough motivation to keep me going anytime," Ridder said on Wednesday. "Back home, I got the call and everything. And my daughter's like, 'Daddy, where you going?',I'm like, 'I gotta go to Vegas.' But I know I do everything for them. I do everything for my family. So this is just another opportunity to go out and prove to them, prove to myself, prove to everyone, that I can be out here."

Ridder's started 17 NFL games since 2022 and now backs up Gardner Minshew down the back half of the Raiders season.

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RUSS HELTMAN

Russ Heltman is a contributor for AllBearcats and AllBengals. He is the morning host and producer for 89.3 WMKV in Cincinnati, OH. Russ can be found on Twitter: @RussHeltman11 or you can reach him by email at Heltmandm@yahoo.com.

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