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the team's ideal plan for the No. 1 overall draft pick is to keep him on the shelf for his entire rookie season. Rapoport said the team would like to see veteran Kirk Cousins, who was signed this offseason and who will turn 38 next month, play for the entire season.

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Mendoza expected to sit entire 2026 season behind Kirk Cousins.

The Las Vegas Raiders' ideal plan is to keep the No. 1 overall pick on the shelf for his entire 2026 rookie season, with veteran Kirk Cousins expected to play the full year while Mendoza sits and learns. The team signed Mendoza to a four-year, $57.27 million fully guaranteed contract with a fifth-year option, but has not publicly announced an exact timeline for his entry into the lineup.

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