Kirk Cousins: The best QB should play, and Fernando Mendoza is going to be great
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Key Points:
- Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins acknowledges that Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza is expected to be the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft and likely to join Las Vegas.
- Cousins has told Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak he is willing to start or back up Mendoza, emphasizing that the best player should play.
- Cousins is already mentoring Mendoza, having reviewed film together during Mendoza's draft day visit, and believes Mendoza has a promising NFL future.
- Unlike his 2024 experience with the Falcons, where a rookie QB was drafted after he signed, Cousins is fully aware that Mendoza is the Raiders' franchise quarterback moving forward.
