Raiders Nearly Delayed Fernando Mendoza Era Before Trading Kirk Cousins to Vikings

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders may have officially turned the page to Fernando Mendoza, but the decision to hand their rookie quarterback the starting job reportedly came much sooner than some within the organization originally anticipated.

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