Overview
- Former NFL GM Mike Tannenbaum suggested on The Dan Patrick Show that Las Vegas could draft Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza and hire Curt Cignetti together.
- Las Vegas holds the No. 1 pick after firing Pete Carroll, and multiple reports expect Mendoza to be in play at the top of the draft.
- Rich Eisen and Mike Florio discussed the pairing as an option worth exploring, emphasizing that it is speculation rather than an active pursuit.
- Coverage highlights significant obstacles, including a reported roughly $15 million buyout in Cignetti’s contract and his lack of NFL experience.
- Skeptics such as Dan Patrick, PTI’s Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon, and Nick Saban cited the track record of college coaches in the NFL and the challenges of that transition.