Kirk Cousins will now wear the "best jersey in pro sports"
Kirk Cousins had multiple reasons to sign with the Raiders. Some substantive, at least one superficial. " Best jerseys in pro sports I think ," Cousins told the team's website on Monday.
"I remember being in warm-ups once playing the Raiders and our head coach looked at me and said, 'Those have to be the best jerseys that they are in pro sports. ' And I said, 'You know what Coach, I have to agree. Those are really sharp.
'" Cousins didn't specify the team for which he was playing at the time. He has a 3-0 career record as a starter against the Raiders — one with each of his three prior teams. In 2017, Cousins and Washington beat the Raiders, 27-10.
In 2019, Cousins at the Vikings beat the Raiders, 34-14. In 2024, Cousins and the Falcons beat the Raiders, 15-9. Despite getting the victory in Las Vegas on a Monday night in December 2024, Cousins was benched the next day for then-rookie Michael Penix Jr.
Cousins didn't play again that season. Now, he's on track to start for the Raiders in Week 1, unless (as widely expected) the Raiders make quarterback Fernando Mendoza the first pick in the 2026 draft and unless Mendoza wins the job right out of the games. As to his observation about the silver and black jerseys (along with the rest of the uniform), it's hard to argue.