Mendoza Skips Draft for Family, Manning's Plea Falls Short

0:00It's April 23rd. From kickoff to the final whistle, this is NFL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Fernando Mendoza, the number one overall pick in this year's NFL draft, just announced he's skipping the whole event to celebrate at home in Miami with his family. His mom's been battling some health issues, so he's putting them first. The NFL wasn't taking no for an answer though. They pulled out all the stops, even reaching out to Hall of Fame quarterback, Peyton Manning, to give him a call and change his mind. Manning got real about it, saying how special draft they felt for him back in the day. He flew to Indianapolis for press, then partied in Knoxville and told Mendoza straight up, you can handle the draft and still kick it with family. Afterward, but here's the thing, Mendoza's a lot to go first overall to the Las Vegas Raiders, so all the real edge of your seed drama starts at pick number two. Anyway, League brass might push the glamor, yet Mendoza's choice spotlights, which truly priority family over the spotlight and the draft nights still set, to deliver that classic

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