In what has been anticipated for months, Kirk Cousins would be the Las Vegas Raiders beginning quarterback in Week 1 after they host the Miami Dolphins at Allegiant Stadium.
New Las Vegas coach Klint Kubiak made the announcement Wednesday that Cousins and never rookie, No. 1 total decide, Fernando Mendoza, will lead the crew to start out the season.
This has lengthy been the expectation. Each Kubiak and Las Vegas common supervisor John Spytek have mentioned, in an ideal world, they wouldn’t rush a rookie quarterback onto the sphere. Raiders’ half proprietor Tom Brady reportedly additionally was in favor of not of taking part in Mendoza early.
Cousins, 38, made the choice straightforward as he had a robust coaching camp and preseason. The fifteenth 12 months veteran has performed for Kubiak previously and may give the Raiders an opportunity to win whereas Mendoza continues to organize to start out his profession.
The Mendoza period is coming, however first, it will likely be Cousins underneath heart for the Silver and Black.