Klint Kubiak considering giving Fernando Mendoza more first-team reps

8 verified updates • corroborated by 6 independent sources • tracked since August 14, 2026

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11:01 AM 3 sources: AP News, Houston Chronicle, NBC Sports
Klint Kubiak: Raiders QB1 is Kirk Cousins’ job to lose
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02:01 PM 3 sources: AP News, Houston Chronicle, The New York Times
Sizing up Fernando Mendoza’s preseason debut, according to the rookie QB and his coach
→ Focus shifted from Kirk Cousins to rookie QB Fernando Mendoza.
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04:01 PM 5 sources: AP News, Houston Chronicle, NBC Sports, NY Post (New York), Raiders.com
Klint Kubiak considering giving Fernando Mendoza more first-team reps
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04:31 PM 3 sources: AP News, Houston Chronicle, The New York Times
Sizing up Fernando Mendoza’s preseason debut, according to the rookie QB and his coach
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05:01 PM 1 source: NBC Sports
Klint Kubiak considering giving Fernando Mendoza more first-team reps
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06:31 PM 2 sources: NBC Sports, NY Post (New York)
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07:01 PM 4 sources: AP News, Houston Chronicle, NY Post (New York), The New York Times
Sizing up Fernando Mendoza’s preseason debut, according to the rookie QB and his coach
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08:31 PM 1 source: NBC Sports
Klint Kubiak considering giving Fernando Mendoza more first-team reps