Raiders continue to be linked with 4-time Pro Bowl QB
This just won't go away.
Raiders continue to be linked with 4-time Pro Bowl QB originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The worst-kept secret in the NFL Draft is what the Las Vegas Raiders will do at No.
1: Fernando Mendoza, the pick everyone thinks they will make. But the selection forces the Raiders to consider many things regarding Fernando's rookie season. With the biggest one being, who is his backup?
It can't be a young quarterback; it needs to be a sturdy veteran who can help teach him the ropes as he navigates his rookie season. And one name that everyone keeps coming back to, and Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport as well, and that's Kirk Cousins. "Kirk Cousins wasn't great in 10 games (and eight starts) for the Atlanta Falcons ," Davenport wrote .
"But he is a four-time Pro Bowler with 167 career starts in the NFL under his belt. Whether it's as a veteran stopgap or a mentor for Mendoza, it makes sense to bring in the 37-year-old. " More: Analyst urges Chiefs to sign All-Pro WR for Patrick Mahomes Is Cousins a realistic option?