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0 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The team is turning to the highly touted rookie after trading Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings, general manager John Spytek confirmed.
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Spytek → turn → Vikings
Spytek said Mendoza "passed every test" on his way to taking over the starting job.
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Mendoza → say → job
Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick in April’s NFL draft, will make his first start in Week 10 when the Seattle Seahawks visit Allegiant Stadium.
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Seahawks → make → Stadium
The Seahawks won their second Super Bowl in February.
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Seahawks → win → February
Mendoza has already appeared in one game, seeing limited action in Week 5 against the New England Patriots, the same team Seattle defeated in the Super Bowl.
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Seattle → appear → Bowl
Mendoza has thrown for 49 yards so far in his rookie season.
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Mendoza → throw → season
"It's something that he's worked very hard for since the moment he walked into this building," Spytek told reporters about Mendoza.
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Spytek → work → Mendoza
"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 person, as a teammate, as a leader, as a quarterback."
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we → want → quarterback
Spytek insisted the pivot to Mendoza did not signal that the Raiders believed their 2026 season was over.
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season → insist → Mendoza
The Raiders fell to 4-5 after last Sunday’s 38-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers but remain in the playoff hunt.
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Raiders → fall → hunt
"That is not the intention of this," Spytek said.
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Spytek → say → this
"We have a big game this week against the defending world champs, and we intend to attack it like we would any week.
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we → have → it
That's expected of us."
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That → expect → us
First-year Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak said
Mendoza "exceeded" the team’s expectations in practice while waiting for his opportunity.
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Mendoza → say → opportunity
sign of Mendoza’s preparation for the starting job was his habit of wearing his helmet during games and staying close to quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan while reciting play calls he heard through the headset.
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he → wear → headset
Physical readiness is just as important as mental preparation, and Kubiak was confident the young quarterback had done enough work to be ready.
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quarterback → do → work
"He puts a lot of work in," Kubiak said.
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Kubiak → put → work
"His teammates know how prepared he is.
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he → know → ?
It's not just lip service, but he has shown it on the practice field."
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he → show → field
Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy last year en route to Indiana's undefeated season and the program's first ever national title.
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Mendoza → win → season
The Raiders did not want to rush Mendoza’s development, so they brought in Cousins as a bridge quarterback to start the season.
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they → want → season
Cousins helped the Raiders surpass their win total from last season.
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Raiders → help → season
In nine starts, he threw for 2,340 yards, 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
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he → throw → yards
Cousins rushed for one touchdown and threw another, but was intercepted three times in what proved to be his final start in a Raiders uniform.
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what → rush → uniform
The Raiders finished 3-14 in Pete Carroll’s lone season as head coach.
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Raiders → finish → coach
Spytek remained as general manager, while the team hired Kubiak after his stint as the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator ended with the Super Bowl.
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stint → remain → Bowl
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