Pagoda Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Legend J34, Class of '66 Old Fart, LockdownD and 1 other 4 Quote
Magnanimous Posted July 18 Posted July 18 1 hour ago, OliviaPope40 said: Can these stop at some point? mike vannice, cthomas, LIHoosier and 1 other 4 Quote
jermhoosierfan Posted July 22 Posted July 22 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2026/07/22/fernando-mendoza-raiders-contract-unsigned/91004260007/ The signing bonus is holding things up. It also looks like they will start Cousins starting the year out which I can see them doing. Home Jersey and BtownStrength 2 Quote
jermhoosierfan Posted July 23 Posted July 23 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49433918/raiders-sign-no-1-pick-fernando-mendoza-rookie-contract He is signed for 4 years with the 5th year option for $57.27 million. Training camp opens next week. OliviaPope40 1 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted July 23 Posted July 23 Another story on the contract: https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/first-nfl-contract-details-former-iu-football-qb-fernando-mendoza-signs-with-las-vegas/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTPT8RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFPbTBRTE5leDQ1TE4xa2lTc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkIGRMQyb2Fcn0Oyf6jNvThsaASOYQhgkTTD6YJj9pToMh8w6_O2oVdAxNYY_aem_mqQAzDakDQ3-1bAgJTwB8A Also from TDH. OliviaPope40 and jermhoosierfan 2 Quote
jermhoosierfan Posted July 23 Posted July 23 43 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: Another story on the contract: https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/first-nfl-contract-details-former-iu-football-qb-fernando-mendoza-signs-with-las-vegas/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTPT8RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFPbTBRTE5leDQ1TE4xa2lTc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkIGRMQyb2Fcn0Oyf6jNvThsaASOYQhgkTTD6YJj9pToMh8w6_O2oVdAxNYY_aem_mqQAzDakDQ3-1bAgJTwB8A Also from TDH. What is crazy is that Nando's contract is just over half of the total of them. #1 picks get paid!! OliviaPope40 1 Quote
DChoosier Posted July 27 Posted July 27 On 7/23/2026 at 4:48 PM, jermhoosierfan said: What is crazy is that Nando's contract is just over half of the total of them. #1 picks get paid!! Yes they do. As the number one pick Nando got 57.3mm over 4 years while Cooper, as a first round #30 pick, signed for nearly 17.5mm. Pretty quick drop-off. Cooper at 17.5 over 4 years barely exceeds (by 17+ million) what I made in my first 4 years out of college. 8bucks, moyemayhem, American HoosierX and 1 other 4 Quote
Stuhoo Posted Friday at 01:54 AM Posted Friday at 01:54 AM I am fully aware that here are good reasons that NFL teams don’t start rookie qbs right away, but Fernando Mendoza is currently slated to back up… this guy: Hollywood Mike Miranda and HoosierCoop 2 Quote
jermhoosierfan Posted Friday at 03:18 PM Posted Friday at 03:18 PM 13 hours ago, Stuhoo said: I am fully aware that here are good reasons that NFL teams don’t start rookie qbs right away, but Fernando Mendoza is currently slated to back up… this guy: Yep, that is an older guy doing sprint. LOL Quote
Brass Cannon Posted Friday at 03:37 PM Posted Friday at 03:37 PM I honestly think it’s smart they want to see if they have an offensive line before sending Mendoza out there. Let Cousins get murdered if the line doesn’t work out OliviaPope40, DChoosier, str8baller and 1 other 4 Quote
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