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New NFL Star Fernando Mendoza Commits $500K to MS Research in Honor of His Mother

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New NFL Star Fernando Mendoza Commits $500K to MS Research in Honor of His Mother

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Fresh off being selected first overall in the NFL draft and winning the Heisman Trophy, quarterback Fernando Mendoza has pledged half a million dollars to the National MS Society. Through the newly created Mendoza Family Fund, the young athlete is channeling his success into accelerating research toward a world free of multiple sclerosis, honoring his mother's experience with the disease.

Fresh off being selected first overall in the NFL draft and winning the Heisman Trophy, quarterback Fernando Mendoza has pledged half a million dollars to the National MS Society. Through the newly created Mendoza Family Fund, the young athlete is channeling his success into accelerating research toward a world free of multiple sclerosis, honoring his mother’s experience with the disease.

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