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What does the Las Vegas Raiders Kirk Cousins signing mean for looming top 2026 NFL Draft pick Fernando Mendoza?
Cousins signing a seemingly big money deal with Vegas makes you wonder if Vegas really want Mendoza to sit for a year and learn behind the veteran quarterback.
However, the deal Cousins is signing with Vegas isn't nearly as prohibitive as it looks on paper since the Atlanta Falcons, Cousins' former team, are picking up a lot of his 2026 salary in the Las Vegas contract.
Does this deal mean Mendoza will sit on the bench in 2026? We imagine that depends in part on how Cousins plays. The money in the deal isn't quite to the point where Vegas couldn't bench Cousins because of his contract.
However, signing Cousins may signal in general that the Raiders want to slow-walk Mendoza's development and give him the full slate of games in 2027.
That's not typically how first-overall draft picks enter the NFL these days, but it might be a smart path for Vegas to take with its potential franchise quarterback. We'll see how this all unfolds in the fall.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: What does the Kirk Cousins Raiders signing mean for Fernando Mendoza?
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Cousins signing a seemingly big money deal with Vegas makes you wonder if Vegas really want Mendoza to sit for a year and learn behind the veteran quarterback.
However, the deal Cousins is signing with Vegas isn't nearly as prohibitive as it looks on paper since the Atlanta Falcons, Cousins' former team, are picking up a lot of his 2026 salary in the Las Vegas contract.
Does this deal mean Mendoza will sit on the bench in 2026? We imagine that depends in part on how Cousins plays. The money in the deal isn't quite to the point where Vegas couldn't bench Cousins because of his contract.
However, signing Cousins may signal in general that the Raiders want to slow-walk Mendoza's development and give him the full slate of games in 2027.
That's not typically how first-overall draft picks enter the NFL these days, but it might be a smart path for Vegas to take with its potential franchise quarterback. We'll see how this all unfolds in the fall.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: What does the Kirk Cousins Raiders signing mean for Fernando Mendoza?
Continue reading...
