In the strangest twist of NFL Draft season yet, Fernando Mendoza says one NFL team asked him a question that left even him stunned.<\/p>\n
The former Indiana Hoosiers quarterback revealed that during the pre-draft process, a team asked whether he would consider getting arrested to intentionally slide down draft boards and be available later in April\u2019s NFL Draft. Yes, that was the question.<\/p>\n
Mendoza declined to identify the team but clarified it was not among the organizations he felt most seriously connected to during interviews. The bizarre moment shows just how unpredictable and at times absurd the NFL\u2019s \u201csilly season\u201d can become in the weeks leading up to the draft.<\/p>\n
The most bizarre question that Fernando Mendoza has been asked during his draft interviews<\/p>\n
“It was: ‘Hey, maybe you should get arrested.’ I was a little confused, but then it was like to slide.”<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfa4: @AKinkhabwala<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/33RaeHkaPT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NFL on CBS \ud83c\udfc8 (@NFLonCBS) February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Most prospects are accustomed to unusual or deeply personal questions as teams probe their background and mental makeup. But suggesting a player sabotage his own stock by getting arrested represents a new level of insane.<\/p>\n However, Mendoza has little reason to entertain such antics.<\/p>\n