Kirk Cousins SET TO START for Las Vegas Raiders OVER Fernando Mendoza & Ty Simpson's BEST DRAFT FIT

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🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Las Vegas Raiders made a big splash on Thursday morning, grabbing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins. Signing Cousins wasn't the most interesting aspect of the move, it was the money Cousins was paid, indicating he will be the starting quarterback in 2026. That means that presumed #1 pick, Fernando Mendoza, will come off the bench. An irregular move for a top pick. The consensus second-ranked quarterback is Ty Simpson, but finding him a home early in the draft will not be easy. However, a slight drop could be the best thing for Simpson as he tries to find the best home. Finally, the Cleveland Browns have a quarterback issue of their own, but do not seem interested in solving it in 2026's draft. That would leave Shedeur Sanders entering year 2 and Deshaun Watson, back from the abyss. Head coach Todd Monken spoke recently and hinted that Sanders could be in the pole position.

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0:00.0	Well, it's official. The Las Vegas Raiders are bringing in Kirk Cousins in a move that never, ever works, and it's silly to begin with.
0:08.8	I'll explain on today's edition of Locked on NFL.
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0:43.4	else I am your host the madman Tyler Roland joined today by locked on NFL expert Nick
0:48.5	Cattles on today's show we are talking quarterbacks the quarterback situation in Cleveland got a little bit of a
0:55.2	strange update Ty Simpson stock seems to be going up but is it just manufactured where could he
1:01.7	land but we start with the big news in the NFL Kirk cousins four years 170 million dollar
1:08.9	cotton well it's really just a one year, $20 million deal. But nonetheless, Kirk Cousins going to the Raiders. I got to tell you, Nick, I think this one's silly. Before we dive in, though, do want to thank you for making Locked-on NFL your first listen. Thank you for making the Lockdown podcast Network, your number one sports podcast network.
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1:36.3	Head to Fandle.com to get started. But again, I do think this is silly by the Raiders.
1:41.3	When does it ever work where you bring in the veteran quarterback in the number one overall pick, high pick, sits behind them for a while
1:47.8	like Patrick Mahomes and Alex Smith.
1:50.5	You know, it reminds me of Andy Dalton and Justin Fields
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