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NFL Insider provides update on when Fernando Mendoza could take the field for Raiders Fernando Mendoza is the future for the Las Vegas Raiders.
But whether it will be in the immediate future is unknown.
According to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, he believes that if Mendoza plays well ea..
We have seen this in the past, where have said this in the past, Were gonna sit this rookie, probably not going to play, hes going to learn.
What if Mendoza hits the ground running so fast, and so well, that they say, This guy has to play? Rapoport said on the NFL Insiders show on NFL Network.Might not be game one, but it could be earlier in the season, and if that is the case, for the Raiders, that also is excellent news.
The days of quarterbacks spending most of the year as a backup have become a foreign concept in the NFL, as the last time a quarterback was taken No.1 overall was in 2018, when the Cleveland Browns selected Baker Mayfield.Since Mendoza was taken No.1 overall by the Raiders during last years NFL Draft, the expectation has been he will serve as a backup toHeisman Trophy and also helped lead the Hoosiers to their first College Football National Championship, after throwing 3,535 yards, 41 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions, while completing 72% of his passes.
If Mendoza can show the Raiders the same type of success he had at Indiana and becomes the starting quarterback of the team, Rapoport said it could make things a little bit awkward in the Las Vegas quarterback room, but it would also be good news, as the number one pick would be Exactly who theyd hope he would be.