Kirk Cousins Injury Update

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Kirk Cousins’s current injury designation is shown in the live status box above, which updates automatically from the official NFL injury report. Coach Klint Kubiak named the 38-year-old the starter over No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza on Sept. 2, saying Cousins “earned it” with a strong camp (NFL.com).

In the Week 2 win at the Chargers he went 19 of 29 for 253 yards, three touchdowns and an interception while playing every snap, and NBC Sports noted he was only the second Raiders quarterback, after Ken Stabler in 1976, with three TD passes in each of the team’s first two games. His last major injury was a torn Achilles in 2023.

Fantasy Action: Cousins is a streaming option in 1QB leagues and a usable QB2 in superflex. His bigger risk is job security rather than health: a slump could speed the handoff to Mendoza.

Injury timeline — 2026

2026	No injury designations this season in the reports we checked.

Earlier seasons

Season	Injury	Games missed
2023	Torn Achilles tendon (Week 8 vs. Green Bay, placed on IR Oct 31)	9

With Atlanta in 2025, Cousins played 10 games with 8 starts, completing 166 of 269 passes for 1,721 yards, 10 TDs and 5 INTs (Wikipedia).

Sources

• NFL.com: Raiders name Kirk Cousins starting QB
• NBC Sports: Cousins throws three TDs, Raiders start 2-0
• Raiders.com: Unofficial depth chart, Week 3 at New Orleans
• Fantasy Football Calculator: Kirk Cousins injury status
• Wikipedia: Kirk Cousins

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Frequently asked about Kirk Cousins

Is Kirk Cousins injured?

His current official designation is shown in the live status box at the top of this page, which updates automatically from the NFL injury report. His last major injury was a torn Achilles in Week 8 of 2023.

When will Fernando Mendoza replace Kirk Cousins?

The Raiders have not set a date. Kubiak named Cousins the starter on Sept 2 and deflected questions about Mendoza’s timeline; Las Vegas opened the season 2-0 with Cousins under center.