{"id":2262,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2262","headline":"Mendoza becomes Rookie of the Year favorite after Raiders trade Cousins","dek":"The Raiders dealt Kirk Cousins to the Vikings, clearing the way for rookie Fernando Mendoza to start right away.","body":"Fernando Mendoza has yet to start an NFL game, but he is now the favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year. The shift came after the Raiders traded quarterback Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings, handing Mendoza the starting job.\n\nMendoza is set to make his first NFL start in Week 10 against the Seattle Seahawks, the defending Super Bowl champions. His odds to win Offensive Rookie of the Year jumped from plus 1500 to plus 350, according to DraftKings sportsbook, pushing him past Cleveland Browns wide receiver Denzel Boston as the new favorite.\n\nMendoza was the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft after winning the Heisman trophy. He now has seven weeks to make the most of his opportunity, starting with a tough test against Seattle. His passing yards Over/Under for the opener is set at 183.5.\n\nThe trade effectively hands the Raiders' offense to their rookie quarterback for the rest of the season, with Cousins moving on to Minnesota.","published_at":"2026-11-11T23:33:22.872608+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Fernando Mendoza vaults to Offensive Rookie of the Year betting favorite after Kirk Cousins trade","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/betting/fernando-mendoza-vaults-to-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-betting-favorite-after-kirk-cousins-trade/"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Mendoza's Offensive Rookie Of The Year Odds Spike After Cousins Trade","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/fernando-mendozas-offensive-rookie-year-odds-jump-after-kirk-cousins-trade"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL trade deadline, odds: Las Vegas Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza is now the favorite to win Rookie of the Year at sportsbooks after Kirk Cousins deal","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/betting/article/nfl-trade-deadline-odds-las-vegas-raiders-qb-fernando-mendoza-is-now-the-favorite-to-win-rookie-of-the-year-at-sportsbooks-after-kirk-cousins-deal-202304492.html"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Raiders’ Fernando Mendoza faces tough test after Kirk Cousins trade","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/raiders-fernando-mendoza-faces-tough-200647703.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Fantasy Football Waiver Alert: Fernando Mendoza Named Raiders Starting QB. How Does It Affect Brock Bowers' Value?","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fantasy-football-waiver-alert-fernando-212141261.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Raiders rookie QB Fernando Mendoza in line to make first career start vs. Seahawks after Kirk Cousins trade","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/raiders-rookie-qb-fernando-mendoza-in-line-to-make-first-career-start-vs-seahawks-after-kirk-cousins-trade-214941620.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Raiders rookie QB Fernando Mendoza will make first career start vs. Seahawks after Kirk Cousins trade: 'He's prepared'","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/raiders-rookie-qb-fernando-mendoza-will-make-first-career-start-vs-seahawks-after-kirk-cousins-trade-hes-prepared-002755824.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Fernando Mendoza new favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year ahead of his first NFL start","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/raiders-fernando-mendoza-offensive-rookie-year-favorite-first-nfl-start/"}],"image":null,"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}