Fernando Mendoza is a big, big fan of New England Patriots legend Tom Brady.
The Las Vegas Raiders will select Fernando Mendoza with the first pick in this year's draft. New England Patriots legend Tom Brady is a minority owner of the team, so he will work closely with Mendoza.
In a video with Sports Illustrated, Mendoza built his perfect NFL quarterback and he used Brady's field vision.
With the Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Brady went to 10 Super Bowls and won seven championships, three MVPs and five Super Bowl MVPs. He finished his career with 89,214 passing yards and 649 passing touchdowns.
Brady is first in NFL history in passing yards, passing touchdowns and completions. He has more Super Bowl rings than any single NFL franchise.
There will never be another Brady. The NFL icon redefined what it means to be a winner. He went 251-82-0 in the regular season, 35-13 in the playoffs and 7-3 in the Super Bowl.
In Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons, the Patriots erased a 28-3 deficit and won 34-28 in overtime. Brady had 466 passing yards and two passing touchdowns in that incredible comeback win.
Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick didn't make the Hall of Fame this year, causing many to question whether Brady will make it in his first year of eligibility. Voters are still mad about Spygate and Deflategate, but Brady will probably be a first-ballot Hall of Famer since he is universally recognized as the GOAT.
“Who hasn’t admired Tom Brady?” Mendoza said of being mentored by Brady. “Tom Brady, I believe, is the greatest quarterback of all time by a wide margin. To be able to have the opportunity to be mentored by him would mean so much, especially to learn. I’m all about learning.
“From Day 1, I gotta learn a lot. It’s going to be a long journey, and to have — potentially have — a mentor like that would be pretty impressive and pretty meaningful.”
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