How Fernando Mendoza’s Shocking NFL Draft Journey Defied All Odds
“He made up his mind that he was not going to quit and he became a fierce competitor and a leader,” Grey Ghosts head coach Johnny Zeigler told Yahoo Sports. “You could see it in him before he left this park. That kid was going to be someone special.”
Fernando Mendoza speaks to the media during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. Mendoza is the presumptive No. 1 pick in this year’s draft. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)
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‘I can’t do this’
Fernando Mendoza may have grown up less than a mile from the campus of the University of Miami, but there was one thing that stuck from being born in Boston while his father was completing his medical residency there. He idolized Tom Brady, from his rise from sixth-round pick to seven-time Super Bowl champion, to the way he conducted himself off the field.
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