{"id":710742,"date":"2026-01-28T05:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/710742\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T05:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:38:23","slug":"fernando-mendoza-signs-unusual-deal-after-declaring-for-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/710742\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernando Mendoza Signs Unusual Deal After Declaring for NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some professional athletes love Instagram and putting their lives on there. Showing off their newest purchase or sprawling luxuriously on the beach somewhere in Cancun.<\/p>\n

Others love X, formerly Twitter, where they can mix it up with the fans and post their favorite memes while arguing with a random hater with an anime profile picture on how they don’t know ball.<\/p>\n

Some love Snapchat. A few are on Threads. Bluesky continues to grow.<\/p>\n

Projected No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft<\/a> quarterback Fernando Mendoza, though?<\/p>\n

Forget all of those.<\/p>\n

He’s a LinkedIn guy.<\/p>\n

The goofingly charming leader of the national champions, Indiana<\/a> Hoosiers, and the reigning Heisman winner loves the job-connecting social media platform above any other website on the internet.<\/p>\n

And following his declaration to enter the NFL<\/a> draft, his first move was not only to post on the website and update his status, but to make an unorthodox partnership with the white-collar social media site.<\/p>\n

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More news: Indiana\u2019s Fernando Mendoza Goes Viral After Heartwarming Fan Interaction<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a quarterback for Indiana Football, I apply a strong foundation in leadership, time management, and communication to excel both on and off the field,\u201d the Hoosiers QB pens in his LinkedIn profile<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m passionate about leveraging my background in business, real estate, and finance to build a career that combines strategic thinking, teamwork, and community impact.<\/p>\n

“I take pride in fostering positive team culture, adapting to new environments, and driving success through preparation, accountability, and collaboration.”<\/p>\n

LinkedIn confirmed to Front Office Sports that it has officially struck an agreement with the possible future Las Vegas Raider on taking his profile to the next level.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re working with Fernando in a more integrated capacity,” said LinkedIn<\/a>. “We\u2019re excited to continue working with him moving forward.”<\/p>\n

On Mendoza’s profile, it lists his numerous accomplishments, including the Heisman, and the schools he has attended throughout his long journey to where he is now.<\/p>\n

With his profile set to “Open to Work,” he will wait until April’s draft in Pittsburgh to see where he will set up his new location for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some professional athletes love Instagram and putting their lives on there. Showing off their newest purchase or sprawling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":710743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7,932,6,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-710742","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-indiana","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-nfl-draft"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115971117563403852","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=710742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/710743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=710742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=710742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}