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Fernando Mendoza, former Indiana quarterback, called President Trump to inform him he couldn't attend the White House event due to spring training with the Raiders. Trump noted Mendoza is a fan but expressed disappointment over his absence.
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WASHINGTON ā Former Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza RSVP'd directly to the White House.
According to President Donald Trump, Mendoza called the President last week to tell him he wouldnāt be able to attend the event at the White House on Monday afternoon honoring IU football.
āHeās a big fan of ours, but you wouldnāt believe it because he didnāt show up,ā Trump joked on the South Lawn. āIām not happy, but thatās OK, the reason he didn't is because heās at spring trainingā¦like his first day or something, I said you better go there.ā
After going No. 1 overall to Raiders, Mendoza told reporters in Las Vegas last week he wouldnāt attend the event since it conflicted with his new teamās offseason training schedule.
"I believe May 11 is the first day of OTAs," Mendoza said. "I don't have the calendar. If it is on the first day of OTAs, I'm at the bottom of the totem poll, I've got to prove myself. I can't miss practice. As a rookie I don't think that's a good look and I want to best serve my teammates. I don't know if I'd be accomplishing that goal."
Indiana waited until after spring practice wrapped up to schedule the visit to Washington D.C. but the timing of the event made it difficult for many former players to attend. The eight Hoosiers who were drafted last month are all in the midst of getting acclimated with their new teams and none of them made it to the event, a fact that came up reportedly during the half hour-long ceremony.
Trump called out for the likes of Pat Coogan and DāAngelo Ponds as he ran through the 2025 season, only to be told repeatedly the players werenāt in attendance.
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Fernando Mendoza missed the White House visit because it conflicted with the first day of offseason training with the Raiders.
President Trump joked that Mendoza is a big fan but expressed disappointment that he didn't show up due to his training schedule.
Fernando Mendoza's offseason training starts on May 11, which coincides with the White House event.

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āWhereās DāAngelo?ā Trump said as IU players yelled out training camp. āOh, I canāt believe it. No wonder you won.ā
Indiana presented Trump with a No. 47 Indiana jersey along with a helmet and football. The President promised players a tour of the oval office before they made the return trip home.
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