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Raiders’ Klint Kubiak shuts down Kirk Cousins-Fernando Mendoza narrative
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Fernando Mendoza will go through a lot of growing pains in his rookie year for the Las Vegas Raiders . Transitioning from college to the NFL is never easy, no matter the amount of talent a newcomer has.
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Mendoza is being a sponge in their OTAs , absorbing as much information as he can to help him understand better the nuances and intricacies of the league, especially since he will be pressured to perform as the No. 1 pick. Staying even-keeled is imperative for the young quarterback.
Luckily for him, he has someone to guide him along the way: Kirk Cousins . The Raiders signed the veteran signal-caller to a five-year contract worth $172 million in April, just a few days before they drafted Mendoza.
While the 37-year-old Cousins will likely start, many also expect him to show the 22-year-old Mendoza the ropes. Las Vegas coach Klint Kubiak , however, does not see it that way .
"I never ask anybody to be a mentor. If you're on the roster, it's to play and play really well for the team," said Kubiak in a report from Dice City Sports' Robert LaMar.
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Like Cousins and Mendoza, Kubiak will enter his first season with the Raiders, and he is already setting a high standard in the quarterback room, which also includes Aidan O'Connell.
"That's the quarterback's job, all three of them, to get ready to play and win games at a high level. When everybody's doing that, they're pushing each other, it creates competition and the whole roster gets better," added the 39-year-old coach.
It will be interesting to see how the competition will unfold when the Raiders open their training camp next month.
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