Fernando Mendoza having a New York moment with Jets’ draft possibility lurking
NY Post
This weekend might be a trial run for Fernando Mendoza.
A sneak peek into his future.
There is a chance that the Indiana star quarterback and heavy Heisman Trophy favorite could be moving into the area full time.
Most experts have Mendoza listed as the top quarterback in April’s NFL draft and the three-win Jets are in desperate need of a franchise quarterback.
“I’d like to think of myself, I got this reference from Sam Darnold, and he was saying he views himself as a point guard,” the 6-foot-5 Mendoza said inside the Marriott Marquis on Friday afternoon in Midtown Manhattan. “I’m not the LeBron James of the team. I’m not Shaquille O’Neal. I’m the point guard, dishing it out to all my playmakers.”
The Jets have lacked that “point guard” for what feels like an eternity. They currently own the seventh pick in the draft, but could obviously rise depending on how the rest of the season plays out. They also have plenty of draft capital after adding top picks in the Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner trades, giving them the option to potentially move up.
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