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Will fight for playing time at inside linebacker in 2009... saw no varsity action in 2008 due to injury... made one solo tackle in the 2009 Spring Game... gained significant experience in 2007, appearing in eleven games... enjoyed a successful spring practice season, capping it with five tackles in the 2008 Spring Game... did not see varsity action in 2006... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2008. 2008: Did not see action as a junior due to injury. 2007: Appeared in eleven games as a sophomore, both at linebacker and on special teams... recorded eight total tackles on the year, three solo... made two tackles, one solo, in the Liberty Cup win over Columbia... also had a pair of tackles in the season-opening win at Rhode Island. 2006: Did not see varsity action. Before Fordham: A graduate of St. Joseph's Prep High School in Philadelphia where he lettered for three years with the football team... named Honorable Mention All-Catholic in 2005... Varsity Special Teams MVP... also named Freshman Football MVP and JV Football Defensive MVP in his high school career... member of the National Honor Society... also received the Cum Laude-Latin Award... attended same high school as Fordham teammates Ryan Bradley and Jamir Livingston. Personal: Born August 10, 1988... son of Martha and Armando Mendez... has an older bother (Greg) and two younger sisters (Samantha and Danielle)... a Business Administration major. |
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