In a surprising turn of events, seasoned NFL quarterback Kirk Cousins is set to join the Las Vegas Raiders. This unexpected move has sent ripples through the league, as many anticipated the Raiders would select Fernando Mendoza with the top pick in this month’s draft.

Despite widespread speculation, the Raiders, now under the leadership of Tom Brady, have opted for Cousins, who has previously showcased his talents with teams like the Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons. This strategic choice highlights the team’s desire for experienced leadership under center.

Klint Kubiak, the newly appointed head coach of the Raiders, recently expressed his thoughts on the situation. He candidly shared his preference for not thrusting Mendoza into a starting role immediately, suggesting that the team was considering securing a veteran quarterback to guide their prospective rookie.

“Ideally, you don’t want him, referring to Mendoza, to start from day one,” Kubiak stated earlier this week. His comments underscored the value of having a young player develop by observing a seasoned professional in action.

“In a perfect world, having a young quarterback learn behind someone experienced is invaluable,” Kubiak added. “It doesn’t always pan out that way, but if a young player can sit behind a mature leader and observe their approach, it significantly aids their development.”

That paved the way for a deal with Cousins, who was released by the Falcons earlier in the offseason after two years in Atlanta. Cousins and Kubiak worked together for three seasons in Minnesota before the coach left in 2022. 

Veteran NFL quarterback Kirk Cousins is signing with Tom Brady’s Las Vegas Raiders

Cousins was released by the Falcons earlier in the offseason after two years in Atlanta

Having traded away both Geno Smith and Kenny Pickett this offseason, the only quarterback on the Raiders’ roster was Aidan O’Connell.

Cousins finished last season strong, leading Atlanta to four straight wins down the stretch but the Falcons still missed the playoffs and coach Raheem Morris lost his job. 

The 37-year-old threw for 876 yards in those four games with seven touchdowns and two interceptions Overall, he was 5-3 as a starter after opening the season backing up Michael Penix Jr. 

Cousins has signed a contract that will see him earn $10million in Las Vegas next season. Of that, $1.3m will be paid by the Raiders and the rest by the Falcons. He will also get a fully guaranteed roster bonus of $10m next March. There is also a two-year team option for an additional $80m. 

The decision to sign Cousins comes just a day after Kubiak watched Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner, practice at Indiana’s pro day in Bloomington. 

All 32 NFL teams sent scouts to Indiana, more than 100 media members were credentialed and dozens of family members and friends of ex-Hoosiers showed up for a pro day unlike any other in school history. 

Most came to see the guy expected to be the first-overall pick in this month’s NFL draft and Mendoza didn’t disappoint, using his platform to potentially help his ex-teammates improve their draft stock.

‘I feel like it went great,’ Mendoza said after throwing the last of his roughly 56 passes inside the John Mellencamp Pavilion.

The Raiders are expected to select Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft

‘You know quarterbacks have passed, have done shorter pro days than that. I just wanted to make sure everybody could showcase their abilities in front of all 32 NFL teams and really run routes that are applicable to the timing we’re going to be running in the NFL.’

Mendoza threw short, deep and medium-range passes, targeting receivers to the left, right and over the middle. He also threw on the run.

The former Florida prep star and Cal graduate wasn’t perfect, however. He overthrew a diving Elijah Sarratt on a deep ball by a half yard, one of several balls that hit the ground.

Then again, the 6-foot-5 22-year-old doesn’t have to be perfect after seemingly already convincing Las Vegas’ decision-makers to take him at No. 1. The Raiders also seem like a perfect fit for the Boston-born Mendoza, a longtime fan of Raiders minority owner Brady.

Mendoza’s 2025 season certainly got the attention of Brady, who attended January’s national championship game in Miami with majority owner Mark Davis and general manager John Spytek.

Mendoza completed 72 per cent of his throws for 3,535 yards with 41 touchdowns and six interceptions last season, showed his mettle with a twisting highlight-reel scoring run late in the national championship game and defeated a murderer’s row of football powerhouses – Ohio State, Alabama, Oregon and Miami – in succession to capture Indiana’s first outright Big Ten title since 1945 and the school’s first national football title.

At February’s NFL scouting combine, Mendoza skipped the workout and he participated only in the throwing session Wednesday. 

Raiders coach Klint Kubiak said this week he didn’t ideally want Mendoza to start in Week 1

But with coach Curt Cignetti watching and with bright television lights in the corner of the end zones on opposite ends of the field, Mendoza may have shown how committed he is to excelling as a pro away from the field.

He arrived at 236lbs – 11lbs heavier than his listed playing weight. He looked strong and more capable of surviving the big blows from the NFL’s heavier, faster pass rushers.

‘I’m putting all of my efforts toward just trying to be the best quarterback possible for the season,’ he said.

‘But I know at the next level, there’s going to be a lot more snaps under center and that’s a big adjustment. I need to get used to that and just the nature of the game. Not only that, the hash (marks) are more condensed and the speed of the game is faster. So all those things, I look forward to learning.’

Mendoza said he’s already met the Raiders twice, once at the combine and again on Zoom, and he has one additional meeting scheduled before Las Vegas goes on the draft clock April 23.

As scrutiny intensifies over the Pima County Sheriff’s Office and its handling of the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, insider sources reveal that Sheriff Chris Nanos may have initially removed the most seasoned investigators from the case.

According to sources familiar with the department, during the time of Guthrie’s suspected abduction, only one detective on the homicide squad had more than three years of experience. The remaining five detectives had been on the squad for less than two years, and their supervising sergeant had no prior experience in homicide investigations.

Additionally, there was another detective with less than a year of experience, who has since been reassigned.

At the same time, at least two experienced homicide detectives were reportedly set aside due to not being in favor with Nanos’ leadership, as stated by one source. These detectives had been moved to the cold case division.

During a press conference in Tucson, Arizona, on February 3, 2026, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos addressed the ongoing search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. (Sejal Govindarao/AP Photo)

The sheriff later brought one of them into the Guthrie investigation after it went into a task force phase in late February. The task force, consisting of county detectives and FBI agents, is separate from the initial homicide squad assigned to the case.

Guthrie’s whereabouts remain unknown, and Nanos has publicly maintained optimism that she could still be alive, telling Fox News Digital previously that “anything’s possible.” Homicide detectives, however, have been part of the case since the first week.

The homicide sergeant’s apparent lack of experience is not necessarily a problem, either, according to Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant and former professor of criminal justice.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A Pima County Sheriff’s helicopter scours the desert in Tucson, Arizona for clues in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, Tuesday, February 3, 2026.  (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

“There are other experienced detectives that should be helping,” Giacalone told Fox News Digital. “But also, [Nanos] has two major cities within striking distance, Phoenix and Tucson, who he could’ve asked for some assistance to come in and share their experience and knowledge with his people.”

Doing so would’ve been a sign of leadership, he said.

“A lack of experience can be overcome by mentorship and training,” he added.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos exits the press room past a missing persons poster after giving an update on the investigation after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. February 5, 2026.   (REUTERS/Rebecca Noble)

At the start of the search for Guthrie, the county deputies union blasted the sheriff for a staffing decision that allegedly delayed the flight of the sheriff’s high-tech search and rescue plane — with its pilot reassigned to regular street patrols.

“You have to understand, he terrorizes the entire department and makes examples out of anyone even perceived to be disloyal,” one of the sources said. “I know that sounds hyperbolic. It is not.”

Pima County deputies collect evidence at the home of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, Wednesday, February 4, 2026. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

Although Guthrie’s whereabouts remain unknown after more than two months, Nanos said early on in the case that homicide detectives were involved in the case.

Separately, the county board of supervisors has hired outside legal counsel to guide them on how to respond to allegations that the sheriff perjured himself during a deposition in a First Amendment lawsuit brought against him by one of his own deputies.

The board plans to bring Nanos into a hearing and demand he answers questions.

A member of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department outside of Nancy Guthrie’s home, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz. (Ty ONeil/AP Photo)

Guthrie is believed to have been taken from her home in the Catalina Foothills in the early morning hours of Feb. 1.

A trail of blood droplets led from her front door to the edge of her driveway, but law enforcement sources said there were no signs of a struggle inside.

Guthrie’s daughter, “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, revealed in her first televised interview since her mom’s disappearance that the back doors were propped open.

DNA testing has so far not led to a publicly identified suspect or any arrests. Digital forensics recovered jarring surveillance images of a masked man at Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her abduction and overnight on Jan. 11.

The family is asking anyone with information on the case to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.

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Brady Ebert, a foundational figure in the Grammy Award-winning band Turnstile, has been arrested on charges of attempted second-degree murder.

According to police records accessed by the Daily Mail, the 33-year-old guitarist was apprehended on Tuesday, March 31, in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Beyond the attempted murder charge, Ebert faces an additional count of assault in connection with an incident that occurred on Sunday, March 29.

Ebert appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday, April 1, and is currently being held without the option of bail.

Ebert was instrumental in forming the Baltimore-based hardcore punk band Turnstile in 2010. He departed from the group in 2022, just as they were gaining widespread recognition. Earlier this year, Turnstile celebrated winning their first two Grammy Awards.

The guitarist has worried fans with his social media behavior in recent months and was even kicked out of his new band The S.E.T. weeks before the release of their debut album Self Evident Truth. 

Brady Ebert, who is a founding member of Grammy Award winning band Turnstile, has been arrested on an attempted second-degree murder charge (he is pictured performing in Sacramento in November 2021)

Turnstile members seen left to right during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in March 2022: Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Ebert, and Brendan Yates.

Back in February The S.E.T. took to Instagram to announce: ‘Brady is no longer a member of THE S.E.T. 

‘We will not stand by his ridiculous comments and behavior toward the members of our band and our community. We will continue to put on for Baltimore hardcore and thank everyone for their support.’ 

Before that Ebert had posted several inflammatory statements about his former band Turnstile on social media even going as far as dropping major claims against individual members.

The most notable was when he had accused his former band of misusing funds from a charity show when he was still part of it.

Turnstile had posted a graphic reading ‘abolish ICE,’ in reference to US federal law enforcement agency U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which was then reposted by journalist Jesea Lee.

‘No one in Turnstile cares at all about ethics or social issues in general, Ebert replied to Lee as claimed his former band were ‘just pandering to their audience.’

He went on to claim that frontman Brendan Yates had stole money from the charity gig which claimed ‘all proceeds go to healthcare for the homeless.’

Ebert and Yates – who is also the drummer of Trapped Under Ice – originally formed the band over a decade-and-a-half ago with Franz Lyons, Daniel Fang, and Sean Cullen. In 2015, Cullen was replaced by Pat McCrory of another Baltimore band called Angel Du$t.

According to police records obtained by the Daily Mail, the 33-year-old guitarist (pictured in Chicago in September 2019) was taken into custody on Tuesday, March 31 in Montgomery County, Maryland 

In addition to the attempted murder claim, the musician (pictured in London back in December 2015) was also charged with one count of assault in relation to an incident on Sunday, March 29

Ebert has worried fans with his social media behavior in recent months including several inflammatory statements about his former band Turnstile 

Ebert was later permanently replaced by British musician Meg Mills (seen performing in Paraguay last month)

Turnstile has reached plenty of success since Ebert’s departure as they earned Best Metal Performance for their song Birds and Best Rock Album for Never Enough at the Grammy Awards in February

Ebert was credited as an essential part of Turnstile’s sound as his guitar rifts set the tone for the act especially in the early days which was louder and more aggressive.

Back in August 2022, Turnstile announced: ‘Turnstile and Brady Ebert are parting ways. We are deeply grateful for our time together. Our love for him continues and we wish him nothing but the best moving forward.’ 

He was later permanently replaced by British musician Meg Mills.

Turnstile has reached plenty of success since Ebert’s departure as they earned Best Metal Performance for their song Birds and Best Rock Album for Never Enough at the Grammy Awards in February.

Never Enough was a critical and commercial success for the band as it was a constant on several ‘best of 2025’ lists in addition to peaking at No. 9 on the US Billboard 200. 

California’s sanctuary law is once again at the center of controversy following the arrest of a feared MS-13 gang member known as “the witch.” This individual has been apprehended for the second time in the state after previously being detained and released during the Biden administration in 2023.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in San Diego have successfully taken David Antonio Aviles Perez, aged 35, into custody. Perez is wanted in El Salvador on charges of aggravated murder. His initial arrest occurred in Monterey, California, last year when he was suspected of wielding a machete in an assault.

“ICE has detained this dangerous illegal alien and MS-13 gang member, who is wanted for murder in El Salvador,” Acting Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis stated last week.

“The sanctuary policies of Gavin Newsom enabled the release of this gang member after his arrest on charges including assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, and petty theft,” she added.

David Antonio Aviles Perez is a wanted man in El Salvador, notorious for his involvement with the MS-13 gang, where he is infamously referred to as “the witch.”

ICE netted one of El Salvador’s most notorious executioners in the same week DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin was sworn in by President Donald Trump.

Aviles Perez is being held pending removal to El Salvador, a contrast to his Biden administration release as an illegal alien alleged to have threatened a California man with a machete in 2023.

The case has intensified criticism from federal officials of California’s sanctuary law under Newsom, which limits local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

DHS has called out California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom and his state’s sanctuary policies for its refusal to empower local police officials to work with federal immigration enforcement officials. (Tayfun Coskun/Getty Images)

“Releasing this gang member back into California neighborhoods put American lives at risk,” Bis’ statement concluded. “Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Mullin, this murderer is off our streets and will soon be out of our country.”

El Salvador had sentenced Aviles Perez, known as “la bruja” (“the witch”), to 20 years in prison for a 2014 gang killing, according to the Salvadoran prosecution’s indictment from December, which reported he was alleged to have “shot the victim in the chest, back, and face” and was a known MS-13 gang member.

Aviles Perez’s criminal violence reportedly continued in California in 2023 after crossing the border at an unknown date. He was alleged to have “swung a machete” at a homeless man at Laguna Grande Park near Monterey State Beach and “hid the machete which was later recovered in the Holiday Inn parking lot,” according to the report.

He was charged and convicted before being released back onto the streets.

Dak Prescott and his former fiancée, Sarah Jane Ramos, have reached a peaceful resolution regarding their custody matters after the NFL quarterback initiated legal action, as reported by Page Six.

The couple’s relationship hit a rocky patch due to Prescott’s alleged “ongoing infidelity issues,” prompting Ramos to cancel their planned April 10 wedding in Lake Como, Italy, just weeks before the event. In light of these developments, Prescott filed a Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship (SAPCR) on March 17 in Collin County, Texas, where they both reside.

In Texas, an SAPCR is a legal action frequently employed by unmarried parents to delineate their rights and responsibilities towards their children, ensuring decisions are made in the children’s best interest. It covers aspects such as child custody, visitation rights, and financial support for medical and dental needs.

In his legal filing, Prescott maintained that it was in the best interest of their children for him and Ramos to be appointed as joint managing conservators of their daughters, Margaret, aged 2, and Aurora, who is 10 months old.

Prescott argued in his petition that “it is in the best interest of the children” that he and Ramos “be appointed joint managing conservators” of daughters Margaret, 2, and Aurora, 10 months.

Ramos responded by submitting a motion for reset, claiming Prescott did not notify her of his SAPCR filing or the April 2 hearing until March 27.

However, she and her legal team — including Miami-based family law attorney Raymond Rafool — showed up anyway.

We’re told the former couple agreed to discuss their issues outside of court.

“The parties are working together. My client’s very happy with the course that this matter is going,” Rafool told Page Six on Thursday.

Prescott’s attorney did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

As we previously reported, Ramos pulled the plug on her destination nuptials last month immediately after their joint bachelor-bachelorette party upon discovering that the Dallas Cowboys quarterback was allegedly using incognito social media profiles to send inappropriate messages to multiple women and ex-flings.

An insider previously told Page Six that Ramos believes Prescott had a history of communicating with other women during his relationship with her — but that she stayed with him hoping he would clean up his act for the sake of their family.

We’re told the certified wine and spirits specialist essentially issued Prescott an ultimate in January, begging him to clean up his act.

Our insider added that Ramos was fully “done” with the romantic aspect of her relationship with Prescott and wanted to focus on co-parenting their girls.

After news of their split broke, rumors began circulating that Ramos refused to sign a prenuptial agreement.

However, she quickly shut that down via an Instagram comment, insisting, “This had nothing to do with a prenup. I hope we can put that rumor to rest now.”

Meanwhile, Prescott’s attorney previously claimed to Page Six in a statement, “The decision to call off the wedding was mutual.

“Unfortunately, when well-known people go through something personal, speculation tends to run wild, and the truth is often swept to the side. People should stop inventing stories and respect their privacy.”

Prescott and Ramos began dating in May 2023. They welcomed Margaret in February 2024, got engaged eight months later and welcomed Aurora in May 2025.