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It may have been his plan all along heading into his first year as the Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> head coach, but Klint Kubiak confirmed who his starting quarterback will be to begin training camp this week.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s veteran Kirk Cousins \u2013 not Fernando Mendoza, the Raiders\u2019 No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

“When we go out to practice tomorrow, Kirk Cousins in the starting quarterback. He\u2019s the guy, and he\u2019s going to get a ton of reps. He deserves them because he\u2019s played really good football,” Kubiak told the press, via NFL.com<\/a>. “But I want Fernando and I want Aidan [O\u2019Connell] to push him.”<\/p>\n

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Fans and media weren\u2019t waiting anxiously for Kubiak\u2019s decision, as he\u2019s been straightforward with his thoughts after taking over as head coach following a Super Bowl-winning season as the Seattle Seahawks<\/a>\u2019 offensive coordinator last year. But this solidifies the plan, at least to begin training camp.<\/p>\n

While coaches can lead training camp with players in starting roles, nothing is final until players walk on the gridiron Week 1. And that\u2019s exactly Kubiak\u2019s thought process.<\/p>\n

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“For every position, there\u2019s gotta be competition, right?” he added. “The best player has to play, and that\u2019s not just what I\u2019m gonna see. You guys are gonna see it in the preseason games. We as coaches, we\u2019re gonna see who the best guard is, the best quarterback, across the board.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s battles everywhere on the roster. It\u2019s important for me to be fair to the players to put the best player out there.”<\/p>\n

Kubiak has noted in the past that the ideal scenario for the Raiders is Cousins starting and Mendoza developing and learning from the 14-year signal-caller ahead of him on the depth chart.<\/p>\n

But could things change if Mendoza is outperforming Cousins in training camp? As a first-year head coach, there isn\u2019t a track record of a similar scenario with Kubiak, but he seems to be ready to evaluate every position no matter who\u2019s in place.<\/p>\n

Cousins was signed by the Raiders just days after Mendoza, who won a national championship with Indiana<\/a> this past season, finally heard his name called first overall after months of speculation it was going to happen.<\/p>\n

And while Cousins may be the man atop the depth chart, this will be Mendoza\u2019s team at some point in the future. Kubiak wouldn\u2019t want it to be right away, but if the time feels right for himself, his staff and the organization, they will hand the keys to their top draft choice.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, all three quarterbacks will be working hard to build chemistry with their teammates and get after it as training camp begins across the league this week.<\/p>\n

The Raiders\u2019 first preseason contest will be against the Arizona Cardinals<\/a> on Aug. 13. They will open the season against the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 13 at home.<\/p>\n

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