Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza will not make White House visit with Indiana teammates
When the National Champion Indiana Hoosiers National Championship team visits the White House this month, Fernando Mendoza will not be joining them.
It's tradition for the College Football National Champions to visit the White House. For some players it can be of the highlights and perks that come along with being a National Champion. But in some cases, it's just not the right time.
Such is the case for Fernando Mendoza. The top pick quarterback is neck deep learning to be an NFL quarterback. As the Raiders pick at number one overall in last month's draft, he has more important things to do right now than make a ceremonial trip to Washington.
And for him, it wouldn't probably not sit well with his new teammates to up and fly out of town in the heat of offseason training. "I believe May 11th is the first day of OTAs if I'm not mistaken," said Mendoza when asked whether he would attend. "I'm on the bottom of the totem pole here.
I got to prove myself. I can't miss practice. .