The Las Vegas Raiders have one of the vital 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 school sports activities, so being within the NFL means extra media consideration and brings a unique stage of accountability.
Whereas Mendoza is clearly thrilled to be linked with the Raiders, and the sensation is mutual, there’s one factor he does not like in regards to the NFL, in his expertise up to now.
Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza would moderately be on the sector than speaking to the press
Talking with Gilberto Manzano of Sports activities Illustrated in a bit out on Thursday, Mendoza admitted that he would moderately be enjoying soccer than doing the media rounds.
“I’ll be fully trustworthy with you. I would moderately be practising proper now and I used to be actually upset about really having to overlook follow for this,” he stated within the interview. “Though it is nice… it is nonetheless been a fantastic second to the place it was necessary 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 profit from that current second.”
He added: “Dwell and study all of the NFL pay advantages, make all of the connections with totally different mentors right here, let me be sure I can maximize my time to have the ability to create a constructive affect and study my scenario 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 eager to make a “constructive affect” and “study” his scenario. 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.
