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STEEL Need a Decision

NFL Live

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3.7588 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Listen as Laura Rutledge, Mina Kimes, Tim Hasselback and Kevin Clark countdown the next 20 days until the draft, and they breakdown the turmoil happening in Philly. Plus, Brooke Pryor joins the show to discuss the dilemma in Pittsburgh as they await Aaron Rodgers' decision to return to the Steelers before the 2026 draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to NFL live. We are officially 20 days away from the NFL draft.

0:35.6

Yeah, we're excited about this life-changing day for the future stars of the NFL. So we're doing a 20-day countdown. The latest on Fernando Mendoza after his pro day coming your way shortly. And what's going on in Philly? Another series of anonymous sources has talked heating up in Philadelphia. Could Jalen Hertz really be on some type of hot seat? Well, someone here thinks so. We'll explain it. Meanwhile, the other Pennsylvania team is still playing the waiting game with Aaron Rogers. Our Steelers reporter Brooke Pryor is here in how she joins us to break down just how long that weight could last. Let's talk about the Raiders. They're not waiting until the draft to land a quarterback this off season. We saw this news yesterday. Kurt Cousins is going to be coming to town in Vegas. Cousins, one of several key additions under new head coach Clint Cubiak, including Pro Bowl Center Tyler Linderbaum and linebackers Quay Walker and Nicobee Dean. A lot of help there, potentially for Fernando Mendoza. You talk about timing. Listen to what cousins told Kevin a few weeks ago about quarterback development.

1:32.3

There was a time when, you know, Aaron Roders got drafted and sat for three years.

1:38.3

Yeah.

1:39.3

Carson Palmer got drafted and sat for a year.

1:42.3

But there have been teams that have said that was the plan.

1:45.0

And then week four, five, six, the guy's playing. I also think that there was a time when

1:50.9

coaches stuck around. And a quarterback learned a system and played in that system for most of his

1:56.8

career. The position of quarterback requires a continuity around you that you just don't have anymore. The young guys, you want to give them as much continuity as you can and that just hasn't been the environment that many guys, including a Sam Darnold, have been given. Courtesy of This is Football with Kevin Clark. We have Kevin Clark here today. Great work there, Kevin. We'll get a lot more out of you as we carry along.

2:17.7

Mina Kimes, Tim Hasselbeck as well. Kevin, why does this move make sense for Vegas right now?

2:23.1

You just heard it from Kirk Cousins. It creates stability and creates an environment where Fernando

2:28.7

Mendoza doesn't have to be a star week one. Raiders fans, clip this, hang a banner, do whatever you want to do, tweet it out. For the first time in 25 years, the Raiders have a good idea. They have a good plan. This seems to be a nice runway where everything is coming together. Kurt Cousins is at best, a guy who can start half the season, maybe even into December and give you a good

2:53.0

football, let Brennan and Mendoza learn the offense. At worst, he's a mentor, a coach in the

2:59.0

quarterback room, a coach during training camp during OTAs who can install that system. That

3:03.7

coaching tree, Shanahan McVeague, Kubiak, that coaching tree loves Kurt Cousins because he knows the

3:09.2

offense, he doesn't take many liberties with it, and he puts the ball where it needs to go.

3:13.8

He's the absolute perfect mentor for Fernando Mendoza.

3:17.7

And in Vegas, this will be the best buddy cat movie of all time.

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