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05-05-2008, 06:44 PM
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Mendenhall out with hamstring injury
Posted by Michael David Smith on May 4, 2008, 2:50 p.m.
Steelers first-round draft pick Rashard Mendenhall has injured his hamstring and missed minicamp practice, leading coach Mike Tomlin to question whether high draft picks have a schedule that leaves them ill-prepared to start working.
“It’s becoming somewhat commonplace for some of these high-round draft picks for this type of situation to happen to them during minicamp weekend,” Tomlin said, per Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “The schedule that these guys are on is really not conducive to preparing them to come in to meet what waits on them at minicamp. They go to the combine, they go to their pro day, then they go on this city tour.”
Mendenhall, a running back from Illinois who is expected to split time with Willie Parker, is the latest in a string of Steelers rookies to get hurt early in his pro career. Last year first-round draft pick Lawrence Timmons left with a groin injury after participating in just one practice, and second-round pick LaMarr Woodley injured his hamstring in minicamp.
Tomlin has said he expects Mendenhall to be back to full participation at the start of the next off-season workouts on May 20.
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Steelers RB Mendenhall reportedly robbed at gunpoint
ESPN.com news services
Updated: May 5, 2008, 6:38 PM ET
Another famous Chicago athlete was victimized early Monday morning.
Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft choice Rashard Mendenhall was robbed at gunpoint while walking along the city's lakefront, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times.
The former Illinois running back was with another companion along the South Side walkway when he was robbed of his wallet, phone and cash, sources familiar with the investigation told the newspaper.
"It was obviously a scary moment," his Mike McCartney said, according to the Sun-Times. "But he is fine. He is doing great. He said he doesn't have anything that is worth his life."
Reports said the two alleged perpetrators wore black hoodies and ski masks.
Last year, both New York Knicks center Eddy Curry and then Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker were robbed at gunpoint in their homes.
Mendenhall was taken with the 23rd pick in the first round by Pittsburgh after he set University of Illinois single-season records for rushing yards, touchdowns and points.
Mendenhall played for Niles West High School and is from Skokie, Ill.
Mendenhall out with hamstring injury
Posted by Michael David Smith on May 4, 2008, 2:50 p.m.
Steelers first-round draft pick Rashard Mendenhall has injured his hamstring and missed minicamp practice, leading coach Mike Tomlin to question whether high draft picks have a schedule that leaves them ill-prepared to start working.
“It’s becoming somewhat commonplace for some of these high-round draft picks for this type of situation to happen to them during minicamp weekend,” Tomlin said, per Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “The schedule that these guys are on is really not conducive to preparing them to come in to meet what waits on them at minicamp. They go to the combine, they go to their pro day, then they go on this city tour.”
Mendenhall, a running back from Illinois who is expected to split time with Willie Parker, is the latest in a string of Steelers rookies to get hurt early in his pro career. Last year first-round draft pick Lawrence Timmons left with a groin injury after participating in just one practice, and second-round pick LaMarr Woodley injured his hamstring in minicamp.
Tomlin has said he expects Mendenhall to be back to full participation at the start of the next off-season workouts on May 20.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3382968
Steelers RB Mendenhall reportedly robbed at gunpoint
ESPN.com news services
Updated: May 5, 2008, 6:38 PM ET
Another famous Chicago athlete was victimized early Monday morning.
Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft choice Rashard Mendenhall was robbed at gunpoint while walking along the city's lakefront, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times.
The former Illinois running back was with another companion along the South Side walkway when he was robbed of his wallet, phone and cash, sources familiar with the investigation told the newspaper.
"It was obviously a scary moment," his Mike McCartney said, according to the Sun-Times. "But he is fine. He is doing great. He said he doesn't have anything that is worth his life."
Reports said the two alleged perpetrators wore black hoodies and ski masks.
Last year, both New York Knicks center Eddy Curry and then Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker were robbed at gunpoint in their homes.
Mendenhall was taken with the 23rd pick in the first round by Pittsburgh after he set University of Illinois single-season records for rushing yards, touchdowns and points.
Mendenhall played for Niles West High School and is from Skokie, Ill.