Fernando Mendoza’s draft stock might tank.

In just a few weeks, Fernando Mendoza is supposed ot hear his name called as the number one overall draft pick. Like many athletes before him, he is now dealing with old social media posts that could affect him.

Anytime somebody brings up the name Laremy Tunsil, they immediately think of the time that he had a video leak of him hitting a gas mask bong hours before the NFL Draft. It even happened to Sean Payton as footage showed him hitting a bong just before the 2023 Draft. Luckily for him, he’s a coach and could get away with that.

just before the 2023 Draft. Luckily for him, he’s a coach and could get away with that.

Mendoza, on the other hand, may be coming into the league with a bunch of haters ready to see him fail.

An Old Fernando Mendoza Comment Is Going Viral

Jan 17, 2026; Miami Beach, Florida, USA; Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza during media day for the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship at Miami Beach Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
NFL fans want to know more about what Mendoza meant when he made a comment to LeBron James. In 2020, LeBron James posted a split picture on Instagram featuring an officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd. The other side was of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling before an NFL game.

“Do you understand NOW!!??!!?? Or is it still blurred to you??,” he wrote at the time. Among the many comments was one from Fernando Mendoza.

Under that was a comment from then-17-year-old Mendoza, who, in disagreement with James, didn’t think the Floyd photo painted the whole picture.

“You need to explain the context of the first photo of the cop on the man, because you never know what he did wrong,” he wrote. Mendoza placed a shrugging emoji at the end of his statement.

Derek Chauvin, the former cop who knelt on George Floyd’s neck, was convicted of murder and civil rights violations. He is serving concurrent state and federal sentences, totaling over 20 years.

Fernando Mendoza won the 2025 Heisman Trophy after leading the Hoosiers to an undefeated 13-0 record. He threw for 2,980 yards and a nation-leading 33 touchdowns, becoming the first Indiana player to win the award.

Mendoza capped off his year with a National Title victory. He is the consensus, overwhelming favorite to be selected No. 1 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2026 NFL Draft.

We shall see if his old comment changes anything as the draft draws near.

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’

She told how her health scare has changed her outlook and said she has been seeking comfort from Davina.

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Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw