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No. 1 pick Mendoza will sit behind Cousins; no timeline for starting role.

Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick in April's NFL Draft, will begin his rookie season as a backup to Kirk Cousins. Head coach Klint Kubiak confirmed that the plan is not to rush Mendoza into the starting role. The source notes that Mendoza is "obviously the Raiders' quarterback of the future," but there is no known timeline for when he will take over the starting position. The Raiders signed Cousins to facilitate Mendoza's development from the bench.

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