{"id":718052,"date":"2026-06-21T21:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/718052\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T21:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:42:11","slug":"nfl-news-raiders-no-1-pick-fernando-mendoza-reveals-tom-bradys-qb-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/718052\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news: Raiders No 1 pick Fernando Mendoza reveals Tom Brady&#8217;s QB advice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7690503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/fernando-mendoza\">Fernando Mendoza<\/a> is gearing up for his first season in the NFL with the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The Raiders selected Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2026 draft after he led the Indiana Hoosiers to an undefeated 2025 season and a national championship. While Mendoza added the Heisman Trophy to his list of incredible accomplishments last year, he still has a lot to learn when it comes to being an NFL player.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7690504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\">ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON&#8217;T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/las-vegas-raiders-minicamp-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator Andrew Janocko talks with quarterbacks Fernando Mendoza and Kirk Cousins at minicamp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator Andrew Janocko talks with quarterbacks Fernando Mendoza and Kirk Cousins during minicamp at Intermountain Health Performance Center in Henderson, Nev., on June 9, 2026. (Kirby Lee\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Mendoza recently shared some of the advice that Raiders minority owner <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7690505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/tom-brady\">Tom Brady<\/a> has lent him in the first two months of being with Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I think what he said as a quarterback is you need to be the most everything. You need to be the most competitive. You need to be the most leader. You have to have the most leadership,&#8221; he said, via the Raiders\u2019 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/n7xjlGBA5-4?si=35xYa3VMVKCWoHjR\">YouTube page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7690507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-brady-raiders-training-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Raiders minority owner Tom Brady yelling encouragement to players on the field at Allegiant Stadium\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Raiders minority owner Tom Brady yells encouragement to players during the first half of a Raiders training camp mock game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Aug. 2, 2025. (L.E. Baskow\/Las Vegas Review-Journal)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;You need to be the toughest, both mentally and physically. And you&#8217;ve got to embody all these things and lead by example before gaining that equity and respect from your teammates in order to lead effectively.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Mendoza will also have <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7690508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/kirk-cousins\">Kirk Cousins<\/a> to lean on in certain situations, even as the veteran quarterback doesn\u2019t see his relationship as a mentor-mentee situation.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I think to say I\u2019m mentoring them is a bit of a reach, probably more of a narrative than it is the truth,&#8221; Cousins said last week, via <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_7690509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7346068\/2026\/06\/10\/kirk-cousins-fernando-mendoza-relationship-las-vegas-raiders\/\">The Athletic<\/a>. &#8220;They\u2019re pretty good players and pretty experienced, and I\u2019m learning a lot from them too and asking questions of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fernando-mendoza-las-vegas-raiders-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Quarterback Fernando Mendoza speaking at a news conference in Henderson, Nevada.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Fernando Mendoza, selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft by the Las Vegas Raiders, attends a news conference at the Raiders Headquarters in Henderson, Nev., on April 24, 2026. (Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It\u2019s unclear whether Mendoza will be the Week 1 starter. Cousins has proved to have some left in the tank to play. He signed a two-year, $12.6 million deal with the Raiders in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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