HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Coach Pete Carroll's first Raiders roster is made up of players, he said, who have something to prove, who carry the proverbial chips on their shoulders.

One of the newest Las Vegas players, backup quarterback Kenny Pickett , is the epitome of that kind of attitude.

“Well, anybody that’s been traded as much as he has, that chip that he carries, I think he’s got a traveling bag with it," Carroll said Thursday. “He made a really good first impression out here, really comfortable. Has picked stuff up amazingly fast for all of the systems he’s been through. You think his brain could be all jumbled up, but he is a really good learner."

This is Pickett's past 17-plus months:

— March 15, 2024: Traded by Pittsburgh to Philadelphia .

— March 10, 2025: Traded by the

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