Yahoo Sports NFL on Fernando Mendoza
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He passed every test. I want to stop short of saying he's earned it, but he put us in a position where we had to make a really hard decision today with his growth as a person, as a teammate, as a leader, as a quarterback. He's prepared, he's practiced extremely well, and his work habits also allow us to make this trade because we feel that he's ready to go.
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Mendoza gets first NFL start vs. Seahawks after passing organizational tests; Raiders confident in readiness.
Mendoza, the No. 1 overall draft pick in April, will make his first career NFL start for the 4-5 Raiders against the Seahawks on Sunday after Kirk Cousins was traded to Minnesota. Raiders GM John Spytek stated Mendoza 'passed every test' and 'put us in a position where we had to make a really hard decision today with his growth as a person, as a teammate, as a leader, as a quarterback.' Head coach Klint Kubiak emphasized the trade doesn't signal the Raiders are punting on the season, and that Mendoza 'is prepared, he's practiced extremely well' with work habits that enabled the organization to make the trade because 'we feel that he's ready to go.'
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