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Rashard Mendenhall #34 | Running Back | Pittsburgh Steelers
Height: 5-10    Weight: 210    Born: , Skokie, IL

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September 30, 2008
Rookie Rashard Mendenhall will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a fractured left shoulder in Monday's win over rival Baltimore, according to the Baltimore Sun.
September 29, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall barely made it through the first half before leaving the Steelers 23-20 Monday night win with a shoulder injury. He was solid for 30 yards on nine carries and also had one catch for six yards. Mendenhall, who struggled with fumbles in the preseason, did not turn the ball over in his abbreviated appearance.
September 29, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall headed to the locker room on a cart early in the third quarter with a shoulder injury.
September 29, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall is starting Week 4's game against the Baltimore Ravens. Willie Parker has been ruled inactive.
September 17, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall was expected to get some carries in Week 2, but Willie Parker's solid performance (105 rushing yards) changed the plans, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Coach Mike Tomlin said, "That was the plan, but Willie had that look in his eye."
September 5, 2008
Steelers' offensive coordinator Bruce Arians indicated that Rashard Mendenhall is expected to get 10 to 15 plays in Week 1 against Houston while spelling Willie Parker, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Arians added, "If Willie gets tired, he'll be in there. No special roles."
September 4, 2008
Apparently, the Pittsburgh Steelers are not overly concerned with the fumbling problems rookie running back Rashard Mendenhall had in the preseason, according to Pro Football Weekly. It certainly bothered them, but not enough that he will not be allowed to touch the ball.
September 3, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall will return kickoffs, but coach Mike Tomlin is unsure how much action he will see at running back Sunday against Houston, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Tomlin said, "We're looking at his preparation this week, his attention to detail in terms of how he executes his assignments, and his level of ball security. That process will be ongoing. That's what it's about. We'll see as we get closer to game time."
August 28, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall had a nice outing on Thursday night carrying the ball 21 times on his way to 79 yards for the Steelers. Willie Parker carried the ball four times for 34 yards as well.
August 26, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall fumbled the ball twice on Saturday against Minnesota, and there is a money pool going among the team for anyone that can knock the ball away from him, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The news on the Steelers' bulletin board read, "Take Mendenhall's ball away and get $100 from him. And you get an extra $500 if you bring it to the running back's meeting room."
August 14, 2008
Steelers first-round pick, running back Rashard Mendenhall, got the ball 11 times on Thursday, but gained just 30 yards, though he did score a touchdown in his team's 24-21 preseason loss to Buffalo.
August 6, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall, who failed to score on three tries in the goal-line drill Sunday, made it in for a score on his second try Tuesday night, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Coach Mike Tomlin said, "I thought he was better. He was downhill. He went in standing up one time."
August 2, 2008
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall has looked good in training camp, and the Steelers are using some formations featuring he and Willie Parker in the backfield together, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
July 25, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall has signed a five-year contract with the Steelers worth $12.555 million, according to ProFootballTalk.com.
July 23, 2008
Top rookies Rashard Mendenhall and Limas Sweed are expected to be signed prior to the start of training camp Sunday, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Coach Mike Tomlin said, "We don't anticipate any of these guys having hold ups as far as participating."
June 15, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall, who was a first-round pick by the Steelers, almost quit football last year while at the University of Illinois, according to ProFootballTalk.com. Mendenhall said, "I sat down and I was like, ‘If this is what football is, I don’t know if I want to do that anymore. I’m not scared of adversity. I want to be happy in my life. I know I can walk away from this. I know I can finish school, get a job." Although vague, Mendenhall was believed to have a problem with Illini coach Ron Zook, but Mendenhall's brother, Walter, talked him into staying and intervened just as Mendenhall was aiming to walk out of the team's facility.
May 29, 2008
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Rashard Mendenhall looks as though he will be a solid fit in offensive coordinator Bruce Arians' offense, according to Pro Football Weekly. Mendenhall has caught the ball well in his brief Steelers career, and he's also shown the speed that helped make him such a well-regarded prospect.
May 22, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall has returned to limited drills on Wednesday, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. This was his first action since straining his hamstring in the first week of May during minicamp. He said he felt pretty good after practice.
May 21, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall still hasn't recovered from a hamstring injury he sustained during the Steelers' mandatory minicamp earlier this month, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The rookie rusher said, "I feel good. We're taking it day-by-day. We want to make sure everything's OK."
May 6, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall, who injured his hamstring during the recent Pittsburgh Steelers’ mini-camp practices, says he expects to be fully recovered when the team reconvenes for the organized team activity sessions May 20-22 at the team's South Side facility, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
May 5, 2008
University of Illinois star running back Rashard Mendenhall -- who was just drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers -- was robbed at gunpoint early Monday along the South Side Chicago lakefront, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Mendenhall, 20, was walking along the lake near 39th Street at 2 a.m. with another person when two people robbed him of his phone, cash and wallet, sources familiar with the investigation said. "It was obviously a scary moment," said his agent, Mike McCartney of Priority Sports. "But he is fine. He is doing great. He said he doesn't have anything that is worth his life."
May 3, 2008
Rashard Mendenhall injured his hamstring after the first day of mini-camp with the Steelers, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Coach Mike Tomlin hopes he will return when the Steelers resume their spring workouts in two weeks.
May 2, 2008
The Pittsburgh Steelers where ecstatic about adding rookie running back Rashard Mendenhall, because they don’t anticipate the former Illinois star having as steep a learning curve as most rookie running backs, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "(Steelers running backs coach) Kirby Wilson and I both felt he might have been the most-ready-to-play guy of the top running backs because he can pass protect," Arians said of Mendenhall, who was the fourth running back taken in the draft. "That's usually the hardest thing for the young running backs coming out of college is having to block Joey Porter off the edge or those great linebackers they face one-on-one in pass protection."
April 29, 2008
Rookie Rashard Mendenhall is going to be used in a Pony backfield with Willie Parker this season, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In case you are wondering what a Pony backfield is, it is when you line up two running backs at the same time, without a fullback. The Steelers used the concept over 15 years ago when Chuck Noll was the head coach, with Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier as the two backs. Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said, "Other than the normal one-two punch, they can play together (Parker and Mendenhall). Rashard has enough size as a pass blocker and pass receiver and Willie is improving in that area every year as a receiver. They could block for each other. Willie is capable. You're not going to ask him to lead on the linebacker, but he can handle certain things. Again, it'll be a package. It won't be the focal point of the offense because you'd beat the two guys up. But it gives you another package, and in the middle of the season if you lose somebody you have a package you can go to." Arians also said Mendenhall is going to extend the career of Parker.
April 26, 2008
The Steelers went running back in the first round of the 2008 draft by selecting Rashard Mendenhall as the 23rd overall selection. The Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year was dominant in his junior season with Illinois.
April 16, 2008
Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall will visit the Broncos this week, according to the Denver Post. The team would consider drafting him as insurance, and as a change of pace to the oft-injured Travis Henry.
April 11, 2008
The Chicago Bears have reportedly been inviting many of the top rushers in this year's NFL Draft class to the City with Big Shoulders for personal workouts and interviews, recently having University of Texas' Jammal Charles, Tulane's Matt Forte, and University of Arkansas' Felix Jones in town for visits. It now appears the the Bears are spreading the pond, having met with University of Illinois' Rashard Mendenhall on Thursday and University of Central Florida's Kevin Smith this weekend, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
March 28, 2008
Carolina Panthers’ officials held a private workout on campus today with Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall, according to the Charlotte Observer. Mendenhall is rated the No. 2 back available in the draft by many pundits and could be a good fit in the Panthers' offense with his size, power and breakaway explosiveness. This has been a running back-intensive week for the Panthers' pre-draft scouting process. General manager Marty Hurney attended the Arkansas pro day workout on Tuesday, where he got to watch top-rated back Darren McFadden and Felix Jones. Carolina needs a big back to serve as a compliment to DeAngelo Williams in the running game to help balance the offense to take pressure off of quarterback Jake Delhomme and receiver Steve Smith.