Raiders rookie backmost Fernando Mendoza volition beryllium the screen jock for the 2026 Topps Flagship Football trading paper set.
The Topps cards featuring Mendoza, the No. 1 wide prime successful the 2026 NFL draft, volition spell connected merchantability connected Aug. 21.
Mendoza worked with Topps connected the brand’s Topps Now print-on-demand programme during the 2026 NFL Draft, which allows customers to bid cards for a constricted clip to commemorate a important sports moment. Mendoza’ Topps Now paper amassed 126,000 orders successful 48 hours, with 1 instrumentality receiving a one-of-one Mendoza autograph paper inscribed with “My 1st NFL Auto” connected it.
After his archetypal autographed paper for the draft, Mendoza has added inscriptions tied to his caller location metropolis connected different cards, with 1 speechmaking “Viva Las Vegas.”
Aside from being acceptable to beryllium the screen jock for the paper series, Mendoza is besides a collector himself. Mendoza owns his ain one-of-a-kind 2025 Topps Bowman Chrome Superfractor paper of himself astatine Indiana, which helium scored via a commercialized with a classmate astatine the university. Mendoza traded the pupil tickets to Indiana’s College Football Playoff games and a jersey for the card, according to Topps.
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