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RASHARD MENDENHALL GOT ROBBED
Published 5/5/2008 by mondesishouse at Mondesishouse.com
... There's breaking news on the Steelers' 2008 1st-round draft pick, as it appears Rashard Mendenhall was robbed at gunpoint early this morning at Chicago's South Side lakefront: ...

Steelers' Rashard Mendenhall Robbed
Published 5/5/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Steelers, Chicago, PittsburghPittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall was robbed at gunpoint early this morning on the South Side of Chicago, the Sun-Times is reporting. Masked robbers wearing black hoodies and ski masks reportedly pointed a gun at Mendenhall and demanded cash, his phone and his wallet. No one was hurt and no one has been arrested. It is not clear whether Mendenhall was targeted or simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Several athletes have spoken publicly about their concerns ...

MENDENHALL LIKELY CAN’T WAIT TO LEAVE CHICAGO
Published 5/5/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Former Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall was drafted last month by the Steelers.  And Mendenhall likely is anxious to move to Pittsburgh, pronto. Mendenhall was robbed at gunpoint on Monday in Chicago, according to the Sun-Times .  He surrendered his phone, cash, and wallet.“It was obviously a scary moment,” his agent, Mike McCartney, told the Sun-Times .  ”But he is fine.  He is doing great.  He said he doesn’t have anything that is worth his life.”

Quick Hits: Guns, death and football (part 2)
Published 5/5/2008 at Goal-Line Stand
... would be the last of the depressing real-world stuff, but it only took a few days for us to gather enough negative stories to put a sequel together. Now we hear a report that Steelers’ rookie running back Rashard Mendenhall was robbed at gunpoint early Monday while walking in Chicago. Welcome to the pros, young man. You’d think rookies would be typical prey, but this might be nothing more than a coincidence. After all, has Mendenhall even been paid yet? • Speaking of bad starts for rookies, former USC tight end ...

Who robbed Rashard Mendenhall?
Published 5/6/2008 by Dewey Hammond at Blogimore Ravens
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie RB Rashard Mendenhall was robbed at gunpoint early Monday morning in South Chicago, near the Lakefront. I had no idea Hillary Clinton's campaign was that hard-up for cash. ...

Rashard Mendenhall Robbed at Gunpoint
Published 5/6/2008 by David Kindervater at EMQB - NFL Blogcast
... a rich celebrity, maybe he shouldn’t be wandering the city streets at 2 a.m. Actually, that’s common sense for a poor nobody. Seriously, it’s not like he was up to no good or anything, but he’s going to have to do a better job of using his head. He’s just lucky he wasn’t stabbed or shot. I’m sure he’s looking forward to next month’s rookie symposium where he’ll no doubt be used as an example of what not to do. Source: Chicago Sun-Times, Photo: Newscom Tags: Pittsburgh Steelers, Rashard ...

Another Athlete Robbed in Chicago
Published 5/6/2008 by Scott at WaitingForNextYear
Rashard Mendenhall While it’s a fairly slow Cleveland sports morning with the Cavs and Tribe both having last night off, I thought it would be worth while mentioning a rather unfortunate occurrence of an athlete getting robbed  in Chicago  - especially since we’ll likely be seeing an awful lot of him over the next few years. Rashard Mendenhall, whom most of you may know as the guy that the Ohio State Buckeyes simply couldn’t stop during their only regular season loss this past year was recently drafted in the first round by the Pittsburgh to run along side Willie Parker.  The ...

High Five
Published 5/6/2008 by Fornelli at Foul Balls
A quick look around the interweb while shoving a bat up Juan Uribe's ass Rashard Mendenhall gets a quick introduction into the life of a rich athlete. [ Chicago Sun-Times ] That damn kid finally took his Favre jersey off. [ ...

Rashard Mendenhall Got Jacked
Published 5/7/2008 by Chris at Nice Pick, Cowher | A Blog For Pittsburgh Steelers Fans
... Pittsburgh Steelers first round draft pick Rashard Mendenhall was robbed at gunpoint while walking through the South Side lakefront of Chicago on Monday. The police currently have no leads. Rumors that several members of the Cincinnati Bengals were seen in the area are currently unsubstantiated. Speaking of the Bungles, their wonderful Public Relations Department has seen fit to ...