Quarterback · Las Vegas Raiders

Fernando Mendoza

No. 15

Mendoza is getting first-team reps, and that's not nothing

A quarterback competition means someone has to be ahead. In Las Vegas, that line is starting to move.

Fernando Mendoza is set to work with the first-team offense, a signal that the Raiders are at least curious about what he can do when the game feels real. Quarterback competitions are decided in moments like these — not in press conferences, but in the minutes when the best defenders are on the field and the whole building is watching.

Getting those reps matters. It means the coaching staff is putting Mendoza in a position where he can either take the job or hand it back. That's a real chance, not just a consolation.

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