Raiders May Not Be Signing High Upside QB After All

The Las Vegas Raiders drafted Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 choose and signed Kirk Cousins in free company. It was reported that the workforce additionally signed Jacob Clark and Sawyer Robertson in free company.

However, it seems to be like a type of will not really be becoming a member of the workforce. The Raiders simply introduced their 17 undrafted free agent signings, however Robertson’s identify was not among the many signees.

Clark was signed, however it seems to be like Robertson hasn’t earned a contract but. According to Vincent Bonsignore of the California Post, the previous Baylor quarterback is coming to rookie minicamp on a “tryout basis.”

That means he is nonetheless going to have to indicate the Raiders extra if he’ll earn a roster spot. It’s attention-grabbing that Clark would get a contract, however not Robertson. Clark performed at Missouri State, which is a a lot smaller college than Baylor.

Robertson has NFL arm and a few attention-grabbing traits, however his accuracy is not the place it must be. At the top of the day, this can be a competitors for the No. 3 quarterback on the Raiders’ roster, so whether or not or not Robertson makes the workforce will not affect this season. He’ll have an opportunity to indicate that he is higher than Clark, however he is going through an uphill battle now.

Mendoza Talks Leadership Style

Mendoza is a rookie and won’t play a lot this season, however he is anticipated to be the chief of the Raiders for years to return. Mendoza has gone viral for his healthful character prior to now, however he made it clear that he will be more durable when he must.

“Although I’ve come off as very humble, and pretty fuzzy and warm, at the end of my Indiana career, when you have that equity, you’re able to be like No. 4 [Brett Favre] and No. 12 [Aaron Rodgers]. If you ask my teammates … I wasn’t always a nice guy, I was an a-hole sometimes because I wanted everyone to do their one-eleventh, everyone to do their job, hold everyone to a high standard,” Mendoza told Raiders. com.

“However, coming into a new organization, starting from the bottom of the totem pole, I believe that leadership is earned, not given.”

Mendoza’s Dad Gives More Insight Into QB

Mendoza appears to be an open e book. What you see is what you get. However, there may all the time be different issues under the floor.

Not in accordance with his father. Mendoza’s dad gave some extra perception into the younger quarterback’s character.

“He’s always been someone to be open to new things,” Fernando Mendoza Sr., advised Raiders.com. “Meeting new people, new situations, whether it’s a new school or a social environment, that’s kind of his demeanor. Kind of observant and pretty open to new experiences. That’s who he is.”

“He’s a pretty reserved guy at times, but he’ll wear his emotions on his sleeve,” he added. “I think you could see it come through afterwards, when he could let go and realized, ‘Hey, I’m going to be playing for the Raiders.’”

Mendoza has quite a lot of work to do, however issues are wanting shiny for the quarterback and the Raiders.

Austin Boyd has lined the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Lakers for Heavy.com since 2019. A Los Angeles native now primarily based in Las Vegas, his featured work at Heavy contains interviews with NFL stars Darren Waller and Joe Montana, and a behind-the-scenes take a look at “The Shop.” More about Austin Boyd