The Las Vegas Raiders have probably the most buzzed-about quarterbacks within the NFL in rookie Fernando Mendoza, and he is getting his toes moist within the league.
Mendoza comes from the world of faculty sports activities, so being within the NFL means extra media consideration and brings a distinct degree of accountability.
Whereas Mendoza is clearly thrilled to be linked with the Raiders, and the feeling is mutual, there’s one factor he does not like concerning the NFL, in his expertise thus far.
Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza would fairly be on the sphere than speaking to the press
Speaking with Gilberto Manzano of Sports Illustrated in a chunk out on Thursday, Mendoza admitted that he would fairly be enjoying soccer than doing the media rounds.
“I’ll be utterly trustworthy with you. I would fairly be training proper now and I used to be actually upset about really having to overlook observe for this,” he mentioned within the interview. “Though it is nice… it is nonetheless been a fantastic second to the place it was obligatory I be right here. I am not going to really feel sorry for myself and really feel wishy-washy. I’ll have a smile on my face and benefit from that current second.”
He added: “Stay and be taught all of the NFL pay advantages, make all of the connections with totally different mentors right here, let me make certain I can maximize my time to have the ability to create a constructive influence and study my state of affairs and environment. So these are all issues that I actually benefited from being right here.”
It is nice to listen to Mendoza use phrases like desirous to make a “constructive influence” and “study” his state of affairs. That is partly why the Raiders have veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins on the roster, to assist get Mendoza acclimated to his new life within the NFL. And, sure, meaning doing press. Sorry, Mendoza.
