Number one draft pick Fernando Mendoza is set to make his daunting NFL debut start against defending champions Seattle on Sunday, after the Las Vegas Raiders traded veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins to Minnesota.
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Top-drafted Mendoza makes daunting first Raiders start against Seahawks
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Behind-the-scenes rise that convinced Raiders to deal Kirk Cousins
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‘Trust in Fernando’: Raiders players rally around Mendoza to start new era
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Fernando Mendoza Sends Emotional Message to Kirk Cousins
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NFL Insider Explains Why It's the Right Time for Fernando Mendoza to Start
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana University national champion quarterback Fernando Mendoza is in line to take over as the Las Vegas Raiders' starting quarterback. Multiple reports announced that the Minnesota Vikings struck a deal with the Raiders on Tuesday to send Kirk Cousins back to Minnesota to he…
As the Raiders made a massive pivot at quarterback with the trade of Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings, so did bookmakers when it comes to Fernando Mendoza.
After the trade that sent Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings, the Raiders on Tuesday named Fernando Mendoza, the top overall draft pick, as their starting quarterback.
Fernando Mendoza, the former Indiana University quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy and a national championship, is set to take over the Las Vegas Raiders’ offense after the team agreed to trade Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings.
By the time the Vikings gave the Raiders a reason to trade Kirk Cousins on Tuesday, Fernando Mendoza had already given them the confidence to say yes. That part played out on the practice fields in Henderson.
The Seahawks will welcome No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza to his first NFL start Sunday, with Seattle preparing for the unknown against the Raiders' rookie quarterback.
Fernando Mendoza had the reins of the Raiders offense at practice, replacing Kirk Cousins amid the Tuesday trade, but not before giving his mentor his flowers.
Raiders players lamented the loss of Kirk Cousins while expressing excitement about the future of the organization now that Fernando Mendoza will take over as starting quarterback.
Fernando Mendoza will make his first career start against the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks after his practice performance prompted the Raiders to trade veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings.
From film study to family dinners, the mentorship Cousins gave Mendoza went far beyond football — and it may be exactly what prepares a young QB to face the league's best defense.
Number one draft pick Fernando Mendoza is set to make his daunting NFL debut start against defending champions Seattle on Sunday, after the Las Vegas Raiders traded veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins to Minnesota.
The Seahawks don’t have much film on what a Raiders offense with Fernando Mendoza looks like, but they do know former offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak well.
Fernando Mendoza waited nine weeks to make his first NFL start. The reward for all that patience? A Sunday afternoon with the Seattle Seahawks and Mike Macdonald, one of the NFL’s sharpest defensive minds.
