2026 NFL Draft: Fernando Mendoza’s QB Coach Reveals Why He’s Perfect No. 1 for Raiders

Two things will happen if — but probably when — the Las Vegas Raiders draft Fernando Mendoza. It feels like a sure thing that we’ll see the Indiana quarterback step onto the stage at the 2026 NFL Draft to accept a Raiders jersey as the No. 1 overall pick. Danny Hernandez, Mendoza’s private quarterback coach, is sure of what will happen next. The first inevitability is that Mendoza will reach out to Tom Brady, the Raiders’ part owner. "If I know Fernando the way I know Fernando, Tom Brady is probably going to have a separate phone for Fernando alone, because he is going to wear that relationship out," Hernandez told me this week. "He is going to try to get as much...