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Kirk Cousins Gives ‘Weird’ Pregame Speech to Raiders - Newsweek (opens in a new tab)
newsweek.com · 2026-10-11
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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedKirk Cousins gave a 'weird' pregame speech to Raiders teammates before a game against the New England Patriots.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedIn the huddle, Cousins said he had 'options' in the offseason, but wanted to play with the Raiders and told teammates to 'Prove me right again!'View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedThe article says Cousins has thrown 11 touchdown passes through Week 5 and there are whispers that, if he keeps this pace, he could enter the MVP conversation.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedThe piece says Cousins had a 'life-giving' FaceTime conversation with Tom Brady before signing with Las Vegas, and that Brady is a minority owner of the Raiders.View evidenceHide evidence
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Assessing Return to Performance After Surgery in National Football League Quarterbacks: A Comparative Analysis of Performance Metrics.
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A Stable C7 Fracture in a High School Quarterback: A Case of Clay Shoveler's Fracture.
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Oral Oncology · 2026 · PubMed
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