Raiders GM Shares Big Decision on QB Situation Before NFL Draft

Raiders GM details plans for presumed No. 1 pick, Fernando Mendoza

Whatever direction the Las Vegas Raiders take with Fernando Mendoza, the NFL draft’s soon-to-be first overall pick, it will be merit based rather than philosophically driven.

Raiders GM Shares Big Decision on QB Situation Before NFL Draft

The Las Vegas Raiders could be having a QB battle to determine their Week 1 starter, and the team’s general manager, John Spytek, wants it that way. In the offseason, the Silver and Black signed Kirk Cousins, and many expect the team to draft Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.Although the team could take the cautious approach and have the veteran start Week 1, Spytek noted that while that’s the philosophy the Raiders appear to…

AFC Notes: Quentin Johnston, John Spytek, Chargers, Chiefs, Raiders

Chargers Daniel Popper of The Athletic doesn’t see the Chargers drafting a tackle with the No.22 pick unless that player could swing inside to left guard and compete with Trevor Penning to replace LG Zion Johnson, who departed for Cleveland in free agency. Popper adds that he doesn’t think the team will wait until Day 3 to draft an offensive lineman, and added that any trade involving WR Quentin Johnston is illogical for LA, given that he is on…