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1:33Agree or Disagree: Is Dante Moore Than Enough For Oregon?
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1:39When Will Fernando Mendoza Play for the Raiders?
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11:03Preseason Preview: Cardinals vs. Raiders
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0:47Raiders Tab Cousins as Starter Over Mendoza
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1:56Raiders QB Battle: Mendoza vs. Cousins
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7:47Fernando Mendoza Signs Rookie Deal
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1:00Who Will Be The Starting QB For Raiders Week 1?
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0:36Breaking News: No. 1 Pick Fernando Mendoza Signs Rookie Contract
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Fernando Mendoza Remains Unsigned
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Top Fernando Mendoza News
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Raiders' Fernando Mendoza: Should get plenty of reps
Raiders coach Klint Kubiak said Tuesday that Mendoza will play in Thursday's preseason opener against Arizona and may even get a few snaps with the starting offensive line, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.
It sounds like Kirk Cousins will make the start, but Mendoza could enter the game fairly early on, and he's expected to play a lot this preseason (if not necessarily Thursday night). Kubiak hasn't announced his Week 1 starter, but Cousins has been treated as the starter throughout training camp.
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Raiders' Fernando Mendoza: Back with second team Monday
Mendoza returned to working with the Raiders' second-team offense at Monday's practice, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.
With Kirk Cousins not participating in the team period of Saturday's session due to his scuffle with teammate Maxx Crosby during Friday's practice, Mendoza took first-team reps in place of the veteran signal-caller. However, on Monday, Cousins was back in business and had his best performance of training camp to date, per McFadden. As the regular season approaches, Cousins continues to trend toward drawing the start in Week 1, but beyond that, given that Mendoza was the top overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, it will be only a matter of time before he gets his chance to lead the Raiders offense for good.
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Raiders' Fernando Mendoza: Behind Cousins as camp opens
Coach Klint Kubiak announced Tuesday that Kirk Cousins will begin training camp as the Raiders' starting quarterback ahead of Mendoza and Aidan O'Connell, Ryan McFadden of ESPN reports.
"When we go out to practice (on Wednesday), Kirk Cousins is the starting quarterback," Kubiak said. "He's the guy, and he deserves it because he's played really good football. But I want Fernando and Aidan (O'Connell) to push him." The decision isn't surprising, given that Cousins logged the majority of the first-team reps during Las Vegas' offseason program and looked "excellent" in the process, per Kubiak. While Cousins currently has the upper hand, Mendoza -- the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft -- could still push for the Week 1 start if he performs well during training camp and the preseason.
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Raiders' Fernando Mendoza: Signs contract with Raiders
Mendoza signed his rookie contract with the Raiders on Thursday.
Mendoza's deal is for four years, with a fifth-year team option, as is standard for first-round picks. The 2026 first overall pick has $52.72 million of guaranteed money on his deal, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Veteran Kirk Cousins is reportedly the favorite to begin the regular season as the Raiders' starter under center, but those plans could change depending on how Mendoza looks during training camp and the preseason.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-5, 236 lbs |
| Birthplace: Boston, MA |
| Age: 22 |
| School: Indiana |
| Experience: R |