Tom Brady never experienced the position Fernando Mendoza now finds himself in — and it was Brady who put him there.The Las Vegas Raiders minority owner was a driving force in the decision to take Mendoza first in April’s NFL Draft, and Brady has been a consistent presence during the rookie’s acclimation. But Brady, famously a former sixth-round pick, is unfamiliar with the burden that comes with being the top selection.Because of that unfamiliarity, Brady is leaning on his observations of a former foe when mentoring Mendoza: Peyton Manning.Appearing on an episode of the “Stick To Football” podcast, Brady detailed Manning’s entrance to the NFL to former European soccer stars Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Ian Wright. Brady said that because of Archie Manning’s professional success, Peyton’s college career at the University of Tennessee and his status as the top pick, Manning carried “a tremendous amount of expectation” upon joining the Indianapolis Colts in 1998. Brady said he believes Mendoza has that same level of expectation with the Raiders.Brady said the thing he admired most about Manning was that “he always outperformed his expectation.” After a tumultuous rookie season, Manning went on to have a Hall of Fame career in which he won five MVPs and two Super Bowls, and he beat Brady’s New England Patriots three times in the AFC Championship Game over the course of his career with the Colts and Denver Broncos.