ʀᴀɪᴅᴇʀ 𝔸𝕔𝕖♠️🇳🇬 ☠️4-5

I'm an L.A. Raider for life.
Follow my crew @raiders__la. @Raiders don't belong in Las Vegas. #LARaiders #RaiderNation #SuperBowlXVIII #SellTheTeamMark

[ʀᴀɪᴅᴇʀ 𝔸𝕔𝕖♠️🇳🇬 ☠️4-5 @RaiderACE562]

Mark Davis still needs to sell the Raiders.

[#DrenchGang🫟 @samarihoops]

@AdamSchefter it’s our time

[Sam Warren @samwarren83]

Fernando Mendoza will speak to the media for the first time as the Raiders starting quarterback on Wednesday afternoon.

[Sam Warren @samwarren83]

After trading Kirk Cousins, Raiders GM John Spytek was adamant that they were not “punting on this season or looking forward to 2027.”

I asked why trading the starting quarterback and making no acquisitions was what’s best for the current team.

“We have a lot of belief in this team, and the guy that’s going to be playing quarterback now too.”

Full response:

[ʀᴀɪᴅᴇʀ 𝔸𝕔𝕖♠️🇳🇬 ☠️4-5 @RaiderACE562]

All gravy. 👍🏿

MORE IS REQUIRED. 🦅💎☠️ @CrosbyMaxx

[Sam Warren @samwarren83]

Raiders GM John Spytek on whether the Raiders received offers for Maxx Crosby, and why he's a part of the future of this team:

“Well, we got a lot of calls on a lot of our players. There’s a lot of interest in our players, but again, we’re always going to make the best decision for the Raiders going forward, and that’s what we did today. And we say no a lot more than we say yes.”

[Sam Warren @samwarren83]

Raiders GM John Spytek on whether the Raiders received offers for Maxx Crosby, and why he's a part of the future of this team:

“Well, we got a lot of calls on a lot of our players. There’s a lot of interest in our players, but again, we’re always going to make the best decision for the Raiders going forward, and that’s what we did today. And we say no a lot more than we say yes.”

[Tyler Bischoff @Bischoff_Tyler]

Thankfully Las Vegas gave Mark Davis and the Raiders $75 million in public money two months ago.

[fattestmallonest @fattestmal]

the most bipolar fanbase lmao

[Chase Daniel @ChaseDaniel]

Raiders GM John Spytek with an absolute masterclass on the Kirk Cousins trade….chess not checkers

[Las Vegas Raiders @Raiders]

We have signed DT Tim Keenan to the active roster.
Additionally, we have signed DT Chris Williams to the practice squad.

[ʀᴀɪᴅᴇʀ 𝔸𝕔𝕖♠️🇳🇬 ☠️4-5 @RaiderACE562]

@Rezinated1 Then you get to be my first example.

[ʀᴀɪᴅᴇʀ 𝔸𝕔𝕖♠️🇳🇬 ☠️4-5 @RaiderACE562]

If you don't like what I say, hit that unfollow and stop bitching to me.

I'm never gonna get over it. The Raiders are in the wrong city, their fans are being mistreated, and Mark Davis is the main problem.

[ʀᴀɪᴅᴇʀ 𝔸𝕔𝕖♠️🇳🇬 ☠️4-5 @RaiderACE562]

We should've. I would've but I don't run the team.

[JJetsCards18 @JJetsCards18]

Thank you @Raiders for not absolutely fleecing us 🙏🏽

[ʀᴀɪᴅᴇʀ 𝔸𝕔𝕖♠️🇳🇬 ☠️4-5 @RaiderACE562]

@Rezinated1 I take it you agree with me right?

[ʀᴀɪᴅᴇʀ 𝔸𝕔𝕖♠️🇳🇬 ☠️4-5 @RaiderACE562]

@CC_Sabathia @Raiders

[ʀᴀɪᴅᴇʀ 𝔸𝕔𝕖♠️🇳🇬 ☠️4-5 @RaiderACE562]

@KirkCousins8 I wouldn't mind seeing the Vikings win the Super Bowl...but I'd still like the Raiders to do it instead.

[fattestmallonest @fattestmal]

Two things that are going to shock this fanbase

1. The playcalling is going to get way more creative, and the run game may improve because teams can’t just stack the box

2. Some rookie mistakes that cousins wasn’t making will pop at bad times

I’m fine with both

[Home Grown with David & Derek Carr @HomeGrownTweet]

Fernando Mendoza has his work cut out for him with in first start against the Seahawks, but it wouldn't be the first time we've seen a Raider rookie QB establish himself against Seattle 👀

Dave is excited, but preaching patience 🙏

[Ryan McFadden @ryanmcfadden_]

Spytek: "We (were) all staring the future in the face here with Fernando, and Kirk's was very open with that when we got him. We had to decide: Do we want to go forward here over the last eight games, or do we want to take what Minnesota is offering right now? Ultimately, we decided to do that."

[Mike Garafolo @MikeGarafolo]

#Raiders GM John Spytek on Fernando Mendoza: “He passed every test. I want to stop short of saying he’s earned it but he put us in a position where we had to make a really hard decision today (to trade Kirk Cousins) with his growth as a teammate? As a leader, as a quarterback.”

[Sam Warren @samwarren83]

Raiders GM John Spytek said he did not have any conversations with Kirk Cousins before today about being traded because "there was nothing to speak about."

"We didn't have any expectation that this was coming."

Said he and Klint Kubiak talked him through the trade before they made the decision today.

"I think we owed him that respect. It wasn't the easiest conversation that I think either of us have ever had, but it was a very productive conversation."

[ʀᴀɪᴅᴇʀ 𝔸𝕔𝕖♠️🇳🇬 ☠️4-5 @RaiderACE562]

RT @ryanmcfadden_: Spytek said he did not speak to Cousins about the possibility of him getting traded.

"There was nothing to speak about.…