"He’s posting like a girl who has a crush," one user on X joked of the former quarterback's selfies

Barring something extraordinary, quarterback prospect Fernando Mendoza will join Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders in the NFL. The AFC West team will draft the Indiana Hoosiers product with the No.

Considered the greatest NFL player of all time, Brady was learning a new job — with around 25 million viewers judging each syllable every Sunday afternoon — but he felt like he had training wheels on, trying to find his balance and some success as the season progressed, but never a full rhythm.

Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady attended Monday’s CFP National Championship Game, a 27–21 Indiana Hoosiers victory over the Miami Hurricanes. The Raiders, who hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, were keeping a keen eye on Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza. In a conversation with Colin Cowherd, Brady spoke about Mendoza.

Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza had a marvelous 2025 campaign. Here's what Tom Brady thinks about the quarterback's NFL future.

Tom Brady reflected on his 2018 AFC Championship postgame talk with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes | @EdEastonJr