# Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza Gets Strong Starting Message Amid Kirk Cousins Trade > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/290581 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 6 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 10, 2026, 4:39 PM · Read it: After the Las Vegas Raiders spent the first two months of the season getting No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza acclimated to the NFL, the team made a move on Tuesday that threw him headfirst into a starting role. The Raiders shipped starting quarterback Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings in the hours before the ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 4:39 PM: [Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza Gets Strong Starting Message Amid Kirk Cousins Trade]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) After the Las Vegas Raiders spent the first two months of the season getting No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza acclimated to the NFL, the team made a move on Tuesday that threw him headfirst into a starting role. The Raiders shipped starting quarterback Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings in the hours before the - Nov 10, 2026, 8:37 PM: [Fernando Mendoza vaults to Offensive Rookie of the Year betting favorite after Kirk Cousins trade]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States) Fernando Mendoza hasn’t started an NFL game, and he’s the new favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year. - Nov 11, 2026, 7:39 AM: [How Fernando Mendoza changes the Raiders offense ahead of his first NFL start]() — The Athletic (Sports, United States) With Kirk Cousins traded on Tuesday, the rookie is set to start against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:00 AM: [Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza Opens Up About His New Opportunity]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza opens up about seizing his new opportunity as Vegas’s franchise QB and what it means for the team. - Nov 12, 2026, 6:00 AM: [Fernando Mendoza: Starting is a "new step," but it's not a whirlwind]() — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States) Everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before Fernando Mendoza became the Raiders' starting quarterback, but the first overall pick in this year's draft said on Wednesday that he was taken by surprise when he learned the time had come. - Nov 12, 2026, 7:01 AM: [Fernando Mendoza embraces 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance as Raiders' QB1, credits Kirk Cousins' mentorship]() — Fox News (TV network, United States) Kirk Cousins' surprising trade to the Minnesota Vikings left Fernando Mendoza with "no inkling" as the Raiders' new QB1 prepares for Sunday.