How Fernando Mendoza’s Shocking NFL Draft Journey Defied All Odds
As Grey Ghosts offensive coordinator Roderick Ryals put it, “We were worried he might not be coming back.”
Conversations between Mendoza and his parents helped strengthen his resolve. So did some encouragement from family friend and trainer Kenneth Abraham.
“Don’t stop working to be a quarterback,” Abraham told Mendoza, adding that learning other positions would only help make him a better quarterback one day. “Nobody is giving you a chance, so you’ve got to make your own chance. You’ve got to work even harder and change the way people see you.”
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