Fernando Mendoza will be the Raiders’ starting quarterback heading into Week 10 of the 2026 season.
“This is something that he’s worked very hard for since the moment he’s walked into this building,” said John Spytek on Mendoza. “He passed every test. … He put us in a position where we had to make a very hard decision today with his growth as a person, as a teammate, as a leader, as a quarterback.”