NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Fernando Mendoza shared the moment of being selected first overall in the NFL Draft with his family from home on Thursday night. He was seen hugging his family, including his mother Elsa Mendoza, in a moment of celebration. Despite being projected to be the first overall pick, Mendoza skipped the in-person draft in Pittsburgh to stay in Florida with his mother, who battles multiple sclerosis (MS) and is bound to a wheelchair. Mendoza told reporters after he was drafted that he decided not to go to Pittsburgh to make it easier for his mother to travel to Las Vegas tomorrow when he visits his team.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza gestures after the CFP National Championship game against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Jan. 19, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images) When Mendoza was only about 4 years old, his mother was diagnosed with the disease.…