# John Spytek: Fernando Mendoza passed every test, allowed us to make a hard decision

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3 outlets covering · First listed: ProFootballTalk, Nov 11, 2026, 6:01 AM · Read it: <https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/john-spytek-fernando-mendoza-passed-every-test-allowed-us-to-make-a-hard-decision>

It took longer than it has for most quarterbacks drafted first overall, but Fernando Mendoza's time has come in Las Vegas.

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- Nov 11, 2026, 6:01 AM: [John Spytek: Fernando Mendoza passed every test, allowed us to make a hard decision](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/john-spytek-fernando-mendoza-passed-every-test-allowed-us-to-make-a-hard-decision>) — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States)
  It took longer than it has for most quarterbacks drafted first overall, but Fernando Mendoza's time has come in Las Vegas.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:01 AM: [John Spytek: Fernando Mendoza passed every test, allowed us to make a hard decision](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/john-spytek-fernando-mendoza-passed-120143276.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  It took longer than it has for most quarterbacks drafted first overall, but Fernando Mendoza's time has come in Las Vegas.
- 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.