Joe
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Raiders podcast coming soon…
Class act. Fernando Mendoza is not attending the draft so he can stay back and celebrate with his Mom who has MS.
#Raiders begin their offseason workout program today under HC Klint Kubiak. Mendoza will also be in the building for his 30 visit. Phase 1 is the first two weeks of the program, and limited to meetings, strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation.
"Ty Simpson, schematically, is a better fit or marriage for what the Las Vegas Raiders would do under Klint Kubiak than Fernando Mendoza." —@danorlovsky7 on who's a better pick for the Raiders ✍️
It’s going to take time in LV
The loophole that allowed the Raiders to get QB Kirk Cousins $20 million for 2026 while sticking the Falcons with $8.7 million should be closed. (It never should have been open in the first place.) nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…
In summary, the Raiders are paying Kirk Cousins top-shelf bridge QB money while maintaining optionality to keep him as QB1 in case Mendoza doesn't work out and Cousins goes on a late-career tear. And all the mechanisms also help the Raiders diffuse the salary-cap hits
Cousins had interest from several teams, including the Cardinals, Rams, and Packers.
From Atlanta to Las Vegas:
