The Raiders have Kirk Cousins on their roster.
Posted by Kevin Kietzman Has Issues, Checked
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Kevin Kietzman Has IssuesSep 17, 2026
Multiple sources show Kirk Cousins signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as a free agent on April 6, 2026, and he remained on the roster through late October and early November 2026, with Reuters and AP reporting on his play for the team.
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… They, they believe their team is better in Las Vegas, and it, that's not, that's not gonna be some, there will be a plenty of Chiefs fans out there because it's Las Vegas, and they deal with that. Those Raider fans are fired up. They believe they're better with Kirk Cousins and the new coach. So we'll, we'll watch the Raiders the next couple of weeks, but they were certainly a pleasant surprise for their fan base in Week One. Let's talk a little college football. I wanna, I wanna step in right here because you mentioned the fans. …
Kevin Kietzman Has Issues · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Raiders.com's player page lists Cousins as signed by the Las Vegas Raiders as a free agent on April 6, 2026, and shows 2026 Raiders stats.[3]
Supports. The NFL.com 2026 Raiders roster, published October 30, 2026, lists Kirk Cousins (#8) on the team.[4]
Supports. Pro-Football-Reference's 2026 Raiders page, published October 30, 2026, lists Cousins as the team's starting passer with seven starts.[5]
Supports. Reuters (Oct 26, 2026) and AP (Nov 1, 2026) report Cousins playing for the Raiders, including his Week 8 comeback win over the Jets, which implies he was already on the roster in September.[1][2]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 not rated
- 1Raiders to consider starting No. 1 pick Fernando Mendozareuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Raiders rally past the Jets 38-33 as Kirk Cousins leads a comeback to snap a 4-game skidapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Kirk Cousins - Raiders.comraiders.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4ROSTER - Las Vegas Raiders 2026nfl.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 52026 Las Vegas Raiders Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team ...pro-football-reference.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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