Fernando Mendoza looks, sounds like the Raiders' Promised One | Opinion
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Fernando Mendoza is striking all the right notes at the NFL combine, which is exactly what we've come to expect from the Heisman-winning Indiana QB.
INDIANAPOLIS – Just before 8 a.m. in Hall J of the Indianapolis Convention Center on Friday, The Promised One stepped to the podium.
Fernando Mendoza, with his broad, engaging smile, unassuming manners and, well, humility, seemed as if he had just bolted over from Central Casting.
Lucky Las Vegas Raiders.
This is what a franchise quarterback is supposed to look like, supposed to sound like. Sure, as Mendoza, 22, alluded to during his 13-minute media session, there is no cookie-cutter when it comes to what constitutes an NFL star.
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