Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza appeared in a State Farm commercial that was revealed on Thursday, the latest endorsement for the player the Raiders selected in the NFL Draft. The commercial shows Mendoza walking the Las Vegas Strip with the character Jake From State Farm, and it follows a line of State Farm spots featuring NFL quarterbacks.
Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza appears in new State Farm commercial
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza appeared in a State Farm commercial that was revealed on Thursday, the latest endorsement for the player the Raiders selected in the NFL Draft. The commercial shows Mendoza walking the Las Vegas Strip with the character Jake From State Farm, and it follows a line of State Farm spots featuring NFL quarterbacks.
According to the source, the commercial opens with Mendoza and Jake walking down the Vegas Strip, where Mendoza tells Jake, "Vegas can change a man." The two go poolside, where Mendoza puts on a set of scuba goggles and says, "Day club. Let's rage." They then go to a casino, where Mendoza is shown playing blackjack and says "Go fish" instead of "gold fish," leaving the table puzzled. The commercial ends with the two sitting inside a hotel before bed, where Mendoza tells Jake, "I already brushed my teeth," then eats a cookie and says, "That's Vegas, baby." Mendoza closes by saying, "I didn't even call my Mom today," and then calls her.
Mendoza has yet to play an official NFL snap outside the preseason. After the Raiders took him in the draft, the source reports he posted on LinkedIn, "It's official. Grateful for the opportunity and ready to get to work!" The source states he also updated LinkedIn during the previous season, including after winning the Heisman Trophy and after helping lead Indiana to its first national championship in school history.
The source states that over the last 15 years quarterbacks have known they made it when they appear on State Farm commercials. Aaron Rodgers was the first quarterback to appear in them, in what the source describes as a 12-year partnership that helped create his "discount double-check." After Rodgers was no longer in the commercials, the source states, Mendoza's divisional rival Patrick Mahomes became the face of the commercials and would occasionally appear in them with his coach, Andy Reid.
An X post by the account MLFootball, dated September 17, 2026, described the commercial and said Mendoza "starred in a new State Farm commercial about how 'Vegas can change a man.'"
- The source does not state the terms, value, or duration of Mendoza's endorsement arrangement with State Farm, or whether State Farm or Mendoza's representatives confirmed it.
- The source does not give a calendar date for the Thursday on which the commercial was revealed; the X post it cites about the commercial carries a date of September 17, 2026.
- The source does not state whether Aaron Rodgers or Patrick Mahomes currently has a relationship with State Farm.
- The source does not state which year Mendoza was drafted, which team held the No. 1 overall pick, or the year he won the Heisman Trophy beyond the phrase "last year."
- The source does not state what other endorsements Mendoza holds, though it describes the State Farm appearance as his latest.
- The source does not state how many commercial appearances Mendoza is expected to make for State Farm.
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