Tom Brady sends Fernando Mendoza message: 'Time to get to work'

No sign of Tom Brady in the Las Vegas Raiders’ draft room, but he surfaced on social media.

With a post on X, Brady offered advice to the incoming rookies and acknowledged quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Las Vegas’ No. 1 pick and the first pick of the 2026 NFL Draft.

“Welcome to Las Vegas @fernandomendoza. Time to get to work. @Raiders"

Brady, a minority owner of the Raiders, had a similar message for the other soon-to-be NFL rookies.

“Congratulations to all the rookies who are joining the NFL this weekend," he wrote. “I hope you can appreciate this special moment… you’ve earned it through hard work, discipline, and determination. You’ve made your family proud, along with everyone else on your journey that has supported you. But this is just the beginning. When you wake up tomorrow morning, just know that your career will be defined by what happens going forward. You’ll need to take everything you do to the next level in order to compete with the world’s best."

The Raiders will be lucky if their No. 1 pick is anywhere near as good as the New England Patriots’ sixth-round pick (No. 199) overall in the 2000 draft. Of course that was Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl winner.