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Tom Brady and the Raiders saw what he did with Darnold and wanted him to develop the quarterback they would select first overall.
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Kubiak's success developing Darnold in Seattle led Raiders to hire him for QB development.

The source indicates that Klint Kubiak, now the Raiders head coach, was brought to Las Vegas specifically because Tom Brady and the Raiders organization saw what Kubiak accomplished developing Darnold as a quarterback in Seattle and wanted him to apply that same development approach to their first overall draft pick (Fernando Mendoza).

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