Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza Shares His Favorite Tom Brady Advice
Tom Brady is a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, who drafted Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in April.
We can debate how ideal the football situation is for Las Vegas Raiders rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza. The Raiders’ wide receiver room is one of the weakest in the NFL . The AFC West is one of the strongest divisions in the NFL.
Klint Kubiak has been a wizard as an offensive coordinator, most recently helping the Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl LX, but his prowess as a head coach will be determined next season. But Mendoza hit the quarterback mentor lottery. Before the Raiders made Mendoza the No.
1 overall pick in April’s 2026 NFL Draft, they signed veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins in free agency. Cousins is, in many ways, Mendoza 15 years in the future, as seen in the Raiders’ “Step Brothers”-themed schedule release video last week. But above all, Mendoza has the ear of Tom Brady , a minority owner of the Raiders.
HENDERSON, NEVADA – MAY 02: Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Las Vegas Raiders attends a news conference after the team’s rookie minicamp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Health Performance Center on May 02, 2026 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) Mendoza opened up to Sports Illustrated about having a seven-time Super Bowl-winning GOAT as a mentor at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere. He shared that his brunch with Brady and Travis Scott resulted in “quality information” that he “wrote down on a notepad.