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Internet Reacts To Las Vegas Raiders’ New QB Room

Originally posted on College Sports Only
By Spencer Rozell | Last updated Apr 2, 2026 1:58 PM ET

Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the Las Vegas Raiders QB room.

Breaking: Kirk Cousins is signing with the Raiders, his agent announced on social media. pic.twitter.com/dNkZr9faQy

— ESPN (@espn) April 2, 2026

Kirk Cousins, 37, will now be the newest mentor to the Raiders’ future No. 1 overall pick, Fernando Mendoza.

Cousins’ family-friendly brand and Mendoza’s good-guy persona are the perfect match, and the internet can’t get enough of the duo.

Cannot imagine two greater mismatches for the Vegas life, this should be a full-season Hard Knocks https://t.co/BCj3LyFbHN

— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) April 2, 2026

Fernando Mendoza and Kirk Cousins in the same locker room. https://t.co/cPF3CoVzXW pic.twitter.com/Rm3c55Q9uf

— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) April 2, 2026

kirk and mendoza going to vegas is like sending them on a missionary trip. https://t.co/KRVfcgwL1v

— Annie Agar (@AnnieAgar) April 2, 2026

Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza being in the same QB room together just makes too much sense

— Unbiased Ev (@DoubleVodkaDon) April 2, 2026

Fernando Mendoza Day 1 starter

Kirk Cousins, Kubiak, & Brady as support system = HOMERUN https://t.co/6NxVnB8KxA

— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) April 2, 2026

Fernando Mendoza now has Tom Brady, Klint Kubiak, and Kirk Cousins to lean on in his first year as a professional.

But who will be the Raiders’ starter in Week 1?

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