# “Go Get Em”: Kirk Cousins Bids Goodbye to Fernando Mendoza & Raiders After Blockbuster Trade to Vikings

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6 outlets covering · First listed: EssentiallySports, Nov 10, 2026, 6:39 PM · Read it: <https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-las-vegas-raiders-go-get-em-kirk-cousins-bids-goodbye-to-fernando-mendoza-raiders-after-blockbuster-trade-to-vikings/>

November 10 has been marked off the calendar, and trades are done and dusted. One of the players who has found a new home is former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins. Initially signed up to hold down the fort for them until rookie Fernando Mendoza gets up to speed, the Raiders might have been

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- Nov 10, 2026, 6:39 PM: [“Go Get Em”: Kirk Cousins Bids Goodbye to Fernando Mendoza & Raiders After Blockbuster Trade to Vikings](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-las-vegas-raiders-go-get-em-kirk-cousins-bids-goodbye-to-fernando-mendoza-raiders-after-blockbuster-trade-to-vikings/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  November 10 has been marked off the calendar, and trades are done and dusted. One of the players who has found a new home is former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins. Initially signed up to hold down the fort for them until rookie Fernando Mendoza gets up to speed, the Raiders might have been
- Nov 10, 2026, 8:09 PM: [In Kirk Cousins, the Vikings landed their first choice](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/in-kirk-cousins-the-vikings-landed-their-first-choice>) — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States)
  After last night's abysmal performance by the offense against the Bills, the Vikings mobilized to trade for a quarterback.
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:52 AM: [Cousins to Vikings, Mendoza as Raiders' QB1? Let's size up this deadline trade](<https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50444528/kirk-cousins-trade-minnesota-vikings-las-vegas-raiders>) — ESPN (Sports, United States)
  We answered big questions surrounding the trade of quarterback Kirk Cousins from the Raiders to the Vikings.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:25 AM: [Raiders GM says Fernando Mendoza 'passed every test' to earn starting job after Kirk Cousins trade](<https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/raiders-gm-fernando-mendoza-passed-every-test-earn-starting-job-kirk-cousins-trade>) — Fox News (TV network, United States)
  Fernando Mendoza will make his first career start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks after the Las Vegas Raiders traded Kirk Cousins to Minnesota.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:55 AM: [Raiders reveal bold plan for Fernando Mendoza’s first NFL start after Kirk Cousins trade](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/raiders-reveal-bold-plan-fernando-105500851.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  The Las Vegas Raiders are not planning to simplify their offence for Fernando Mendoza as the rookie prepares to make his first NFL start. Head coach Klint Kubiak has confirmed that the team will continue using its full playbook following Kirk Cousins’ trade back to the Minnesota Vikings.
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:00 AM: [Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza Opens Up About His New Opportunity](<https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-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.