Raiders Name Fernando Mendoza Starting QB

The Fernando Mendoza era is beginning in Las Vegas. During his press conference today, coach Klint Kubiak revealed that the rookie will step into the starting QB role.

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“He passed every test,” GM John Spytek told reporters (via NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo). “I want to stop short of saying he’s earned it but he put us in a position where we had to make a really hard decision today with his growth as a teammate. As a leader, as a quarterback.”

The writing appeared to be on the wall after the Raiders moved on from Kirk Cousins today. There was some speculation that the organization could temporarily turn to Aidan O’Connell for the time…