Fernando Mendoza has other ideas

Fernando Mendoza is likely going to be the number one pick in the NFL Draft. He has been described as a franchise-changing quarterback that no team should pass on.

Historically, the top picks in the Draft are at the venue so they can have their day in front of fans. That includes putting on their cap and shaking Roger Goodell’s hand. That won’t be happening in 2026.

ESPN has reported that Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza has informed the NFL that he is not attending the upcoming Draft this month.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Mendoza wants to share the draft experience with his family in Miami. Only so many friends and family can show up to the Draft, which is why Mendoza wants to do it at home. He is likely to have a house full of supporters.

The last top pick to not be in attendance was Travon Walker, who was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2022.

Fernando Mendoza Is Expected To be Selected by The Raiders

Fernando Mendoza (Image Credits: Imagn)
Will Fernando Mendoza be headed to Las Vegas later this month?

As we move closer to the NFL Draft, things behind the scenes are starting to surface and take shape. The Indiana quarterback is projected to go No. 1, with one team asking him to be arrested, just so he falls to them. However, things can change.

A report from ESPN last week said that the Raiders have told people that they do not want to start Week 1 of the 2026 campaign with a rookie quarterback. Jets ESPN reporter Rich Cimini stated that the team will gauge whether the Raiders are interested in trading their top pick.

So far, nothing has materialized, but we still have time between now and the pick announcement for things to change. Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy and led Indiana to the school’s first-ever national title last season.

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