The Seattle Seahawks haven’t made any trade deadline day moves as of yet, but their Week 10 opponent just made a significant move at the quarterback position.
Kirk Cousins is reuniting with the Minnesota Vikings, with the Vikings sending a 2027 third-rounder to the Las Vegas Raiders. Anyone who watched Carson Wentz’s all-time bad game on Monday Night Football against the Buffalo Bills could’ve seen a QB move coming.
The big story as this pertains to the Seahawks is the fact that Fernando Mendoza, the 2026 No. 1 overall draft pick, Heisman Trophy winner, and national champion is poised to make his first career NFL start. Mendoza’s only regular season action came against the New England Patriots back in Week 5, when he went 6/8 for 48 yards in garbage time of a blowout loss. The former Indiana star represents the future of the Raiders organization, and now he’s their present after a half-season of Cousins.
Alternatively, if Klint Kubiak and company have reservations about starting Mendoza right now, veteran Aidan O’Connell is the other QB on the roster. But it looks like the Raiders are pivoting to the rookie against one of the league’s best defenses.
