{"id":4427,"date":"2026-08-14T15:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4427"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:07:12","slug":"first-thing-raiders-rookie-fernando-mendoza-does-is-thank-god-after-strong-play-in-nfl-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4427","title":{"rendered":"First Thing Raiders Rookie Fernando Mendoza Does Is Thank God After Strong Play In NFL Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After further evaluation, I like this kid.<\/p>\n<p>Following strong play Thursday night in his NFL preseason debut against the Arizona Cardinals, the first thing that Las Vegas Raiders rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza did was thank God.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4425\">Data Center Diehard Making Trouble For Wisconsin Democrats<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, I want to thank God and my teammates and coaches for allowing me the opportunity,\u201d said Mendoza while speaking with the media, per OutKick. \u201cToday was an invigorating experience where there\u2019s not many moments where you feel fully alive, and on the field is when you feel fully alive, especially in the NFL atmosphere. <strong>(RELATED: Rams\u2019 Puka Nacua Explains Injury That Left Him Bleeding From Face After Running Into Door At Michael Rubin Party)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I want to give thanks for that. It was great to get out there, get my feet wet \u2026 I think it was a good experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mendoza was brilliant in his debut, throwing for 97 yards off 10\/16 passing with a touchdown, and he also tallied a 100.3 quarterback rating in almost three quarters.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4423\">Rams\u2019 Puka Nacua Explains Injury That Left Him Bleeding From Face After Running Into Door At Michael Rubin Party<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>But Mendoza, being the man that he is, couldn\u2019t have been more humble about it:<\/p>\n<p>I can honestly say that I\u2019m warming up to Mendoza, especially with him being a Miami guy<\/p>\n<p>I admit, I was a jaded Hurricanes fan after his Indiana Hoosiers beat us in the national championship, but after licking my wounds and realizing that we\u2019re going to be <em>better<\/em> this year than last year, I\u2019m over it. 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