Raiders No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza will now take over as the starting QB following Kirk Cousins’ trade to Minnesota.
Las Vegas is 4-5, and Mendoza’s first two career starts will come against the Seahawks and Broncos, two of the NFL’s top defenses.
Yaxel on how much fun he's having:
"I would say like 10 out of 10. I told Steph that I was gonna try to do his little thing when we score, like I start dancing or celebrating. I tried that out today. I made a three and I don't know if you guys saw the play, but Saddiq Bey just went and drove me right to the basket and laid it up on me. I'm having a lot of fun, but I'm also still like at a point where when is it gonna be too much fun? Like, when do I gotta stop and actually play defense or try something out...trial and error. I learned today, celebrated, got scored on, looked kind of foolish in a way but I mean it's been very fun, very fun to learn. Just see everything that's happening firsthand, just continue to grow my confidence. It's been awesome"