Raiders contratam Kirk Cousins para ser mentor do quarterback calouro Mendoza

18 de maio de 2026

Reportado por IA

O Las Vegas Raiders contratou o veterano quarterback Kirk Cousins com um contrato de um ano no valor de US$ 11,3 milhões para ajudar no desenvolvimento de sua primeira escolha geral, Fernando Mendoza, antes da temporada de 2026.

Cousins, um veterano de 14 anos, expressou apoio ao jovem quarterback enquanto deixava clara sua intenção de competir pela posição de titular. Ele disse à NFL Network que Mendoza seria uma grande adição e que o melhor jogador deve atuar, não vendo problema caso isso leve à sua titularidade na Semana 1 contra o Miami Dolphins.

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The Las Vegas Raiders signed veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins to a one-year, $20 million contract on Thursday, positioning him as a short-term starter and mentor for presumptive No. 1 overall draft pick Indiana's Fernando Mendoza. New coach Klint Kubiak, who worked with Cousins in Minnesota, prefers rookies sit initially. The deal includes roughly half paid by the Raiders—with a $1.3 million minimum and $10 million roster bonus due March 2027—and the rest offset by the Atlanta Falcons after cutting Cousins this offseason.

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Raiders contratam Kirk Cousins para ser mentor do quarterback calouro Mendoza

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