Overview
- Mendoza posted a paid-partnership story biting a Fortnite-style crown and tagged Liu with the line, “am I doing it right?”
- Liu replied by reposting his image beside a cereal photo, writing, “I eat these crowns for breakfast,” before both traded more playful stories referencing Fortnite lore.
- Mendoza holds an active Epic Games partnership from late 2025, while Liu has publicly campaigned for a Fortnite Icon Series skin that Fortnite’s official accounts have acknowledged.
- The viral back-and-forth fueled fan shipping and industry speculation about Fortnite collaborations, with no official announcements from Epic Games or the athletes.
- News coverage also noted projections that Mendoza could be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, potentially to the Raiders, which remains speculative.