Fans can't stop laughing at Fernando Mendoza's outfit change at 2026 NFL Draft
Fernando Mendoza was the No. 1 overall pick for the Las Vegas Raiders.
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1 NFL Draft pick is not immune to fans laughing at him. Fernando Mendoza decided to stay back with his family during the 2026 NFL Draft, where he was the No. 1 overall pick selected by the Las Vegas Raiders.
For the virtual viewing, Mendoza wore a silver-and-black suit before the draft, and after he was selected, he changed into a more modest outfit with a polo he got from the Rose Bowl. The moment immediately went viral online with fans clowning the new Raiders quarterback. "Mendoza doing this interview in a Rose Bowl polo he got for free is killing me," the fan wrote on X.
"It’s awesome he looks like he’s reporting on the player being drafted first overall," another fan wrote on X. One fan compared him to Kirk Cousins, who is the current Raiders quarterback on X , "The new version of Kirk cousins, but even more budget conscious because he only has college money right now. " Another fan shared that Mendoza's mind is on football not anything flashy when it comes to clothes.