Mendoza is known for both his prestigious talent and his unique personality, leading some to question whether he is the right sort of person to lead at the next level.
Jason Bell believes that Fernando Mendoza, the consensus number one pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, has the ability to lead an NFL locker room.
Mendoza is known for both his prestigious talent and his unique personality, leading some to question whether he is the right sort of person to lead at the next level. Bell, a former NFL cornerback with the Dallas Cowboys, doesn’t agree and thinks Mendoza is going to be a roaring success in the NFL.
He said: “All you have to be is yourself. The one thing pro players look at is if you’re consistent, whoever you are, whatever you are, we’ll accept you. But just be that and always be the person we think you are.
“He’s got experience. He’s played in college for a long time, and he’s gotten better each year. The one thing that’s most important for that position is, are you accurate? And he is. I don’t think it’s too big for him in the moment, and you have to be able to lock in and focus if he goes to Vegas.
“But I think he can handle everything. And most importantly, Tom Brady likes him.”
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Another quarterback that Bell is excited to see next season is Kyler Murray. Murray signed with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year, $1.3 million contract after being released by the Arizona Cardinals. Formerly one of the elite QBs in the NFL, Bell believes that Murray will be back to his best at U.S. Bank Stadium.
He said: “The Vikings are going to be outstanding with Murray at quarterback. Justin Jefferson should have an unbelievable year when Murray is throwing to him. There will obviously be a load of eyes on Kyler, but I think he will thrive with all the attention on him.”
Speaking at the Fanatics Collectibles store in London, Bell got to see the brand-new NFL Topps collection, the 2025 Topps Chrome Football set. The 2025 Topps Chrome Football release marks the start of Topps’ exciting return as the NFL and NFLPA’s official exclusive trading card licensee, with the brand designing and developing its first licensed football cards since 2016.
The announcement comes at a time when the NFL is becoming an even bigger global entity with games being held in France, Spain, and Australia for the first time in 2026. Bell, 48, recognises that the sport’s growing worldwide reach would not have happened if the NFL hadn’t broken the UK market first.
He said: “I’m here because of the fans. The growth in the NFL has happened because of the response from fans here. We would not have global growth if we didn’t have the success we first had here. So, it’s the fan base here that has made everything possible. I’m really honoured to be a part of that.
“You have to play these games in these countries to get the fans out to see that this is a different experience. You’ve got to be in a live game, and when you are, you’re entertained from the beginning to the end nonstop.
“It’s all about getting in front of a different audience throughout the globe. And every sport is doing that, and I think the NFL does the best job at that.”
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