Raiders' Fernando Mendoza reveals ideal mentality ahead of rookie season
Mendoza is ready to earn his place.
Raiders' Fernando Mendoza reveals ideal mentality ahead of rookie season originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . When a quarterback is taken high in the draft, the expectation is that they will assume a leadership role straight away, but that might not be the case for Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
With the No. 1 overall pick coming to the Raiders and seen to be a backup to begin his career, he's gone from a big fish in a little pond to a little fish in a big pond. He's got to start the climb again after being a leader at Indiana.
And that's not lost on Mendoza, who knows that if he wants to be the leader he needs to be for his franchise, he's got to start at the bottom, and earn it. “Coming a new organization, starting from the bottom of the totem pole, I believe that leadership is earned, not given,” Mendoza said . “There’s so many amazing leaders on this team.
Especially the quarterback, there’s two things you need to be a leader. Number one, you gotta play well. Play well, others will respect you.