Mendoza's Raiders Debut: Can He Deliver?
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Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman-winning quarterback, joins the Las Vegas Raiders as the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Despite the team signing Kirk Cousins, Mendozas skills align with coach Klint Kubiaks offense. The starter spot is up for grabs in camp, and Mendoza aims to revive the Raiders, turning them into contenders.
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NFL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Mendoza's Raiders Debut: Can He Deliver?. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
It's April 24th. This is NFL News Today football coverage powered by AI. The Las Vegas Raiders kicked off the 2026 NFL Draft Thursday night by grabbing Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the first. Overall pick. No shock there as he topped every mock draft after his breakout year. Mendoza skipped the Pittsburgh spotlight, choosing to celebrate at home with his whole family instead. Rallyed around him from his cow days through the transfer to Indiana and now this huge moment. Over the last five months, his crew watched him snag the Heisman trophy, lead Indiana to a national title with a perfect season and rack up over 3,500 passing yards, plus 41 touchdowns. The Raiders just signed Kurt Cousins, but coach Clint Kubiak designed the offense around Mendoza skills and the starter spot goes to whoever balls. Out in camp. Now Mendoza steps up to revive the Raiders, carrying that college fire into the pro's question is, can he deliver right away and turn silver and black?
Back into contenders.
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