{"id":861239,"date":"2026-04-08T16:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/861239\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:42:25","slug":"kirk-cousins-will-now-look-better-as-he-arrives-at-the-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/861239\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirk Cousins will now look better as he arrives at the Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Although Kirk Cousins recently revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\/klint-kubiak-is-one-of-the-reasons-why-kirk-cousins-signed-with-the-raiders\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">one of the reasons he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders was to work with Klint Kubiak<\/a>, another detail didn\u2019t go unnoticed. What\u2019s the story? The team\u2019s uniform was something the quarterback valued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cBest jerseys in pro sports I think,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/kirk-cousins\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cousins<\/a> revealed via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raiders.com\/news\/why-kirk-cousins-believes-las-vegas-is-the-perfect-next-chapter\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the team\u2019s website<\/a>. \u201cI remember being in warm-ups once playing the Raiders and our head coach looked at me and said, \u2018Those have to be the best jerseys that they are in pro sports.\u2019 And I said, \u2018You know what Coach, I have to agree. Those are really sharp.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The black and silver is undoubtedly one of the most understated and iconic uniforms in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NFL<\/a>. Cousins can now enjoy it during an important stage of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Cousins vs Raiders<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Throughout his career, Kirk Cousins has maintained a perfect record against the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/las-vegas-raiders\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Raiders<\/a>, securing wins with three different franchises. He first dismantled Oakland in 2017 while leading Washington, followed by a dominant blowout victory with the Vikings two seasons later. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kirk-cousins-3-1920x1080.webp.webp\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Kirk Cousins vs Raiders\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-5 text-center text-(length:--theme-text-size)\" style=\"--theme-text-size:14px\">Desmond Ridder Raiders congratulates Kirk Cousins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">His most recent encounter came in late 2024 with the Falcons; however, that Monday night win in Las Vegas proved bittersweet. Despite the victory, Atlanta opted for a quarterback change the following morning, elevating Michael Penix Jr. and effectively ending Cousins\u2019 season.<\/p>\n<p>Paving the way for Mendoza<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Despite being the heavy favorite to go first overall to the Las Vegas Raiders, <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\/fernando-mendoza-wont-attend-2026-nfl-draft-who-was-the-last-no-1-pick-qb-to-do-so\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fernando Mendoza won\u2019t attend 2026 NFL Draft<\/a> in Pittsburgh. The former Indiana quarterback and Heisman winner has decided to stay in Miami to celebrate the milestone privately with his family, marking a significant moment for the franchise as they prepare to officially name him their new cornerstone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-word\">The main question for Kubiak now lies in the strategy for the upcoming season. Will <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/fernando-mendoza\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mendoza<\/a> be his QB1 from Week 1 and take Cousins as his mentor? Or, on the contrary, will he rely on the veteran to lead the team through what\u2019s ahead?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Although Kirk Cousins recently revealed that one of the reasons he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":861240,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2065],"tags":[3619,7,294,1744,393,2455,2454,6,115210,525],"class_list":{"0":"post-861239","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-las-vegas-raiders","8":"tag-fernando-mendoza","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-kirk-cousins","11":"tag-las-vegas","12":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","13":"tag-lasvegas","14":"tag-lasvegasraiders","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-nomsn","17":"tag-raiders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116370091111037182","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/861240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}