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Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:37 am EDT

Steelers RB Mendenhall could miss Sunday's game

By Mark Miller

“RashardWillie Parker(notes) was the starting running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers before he inured a toe and lost his effectiveness, only averaging 3.1 yards per carry. And when he sat down, all Steeler fans got to witness the ascension of backup Rashard Mendenhall(notes), who has rushed for 242 yards and three touchdowns in the last two games.

Now Mendenhall has been sent home with an illness during Thursday's practice and it isn't clear if he'll be healed up by Sunday, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Parker is practicing now with a specially made shoe to protect his toe and the team is hoping that he'll be back at full strength by Sunday's game against the visiting Cleveland Browns.

What is most likely, though, is that the team ends up with two players who aren't at full strength and get to trade off as the game progresses.

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune ReviewNew Window

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  1. Todd
    1. Posted by Todd Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:49 am EDT

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    Steelers Nation!!!!
  2. Master
    2. Posted by Master Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:52 am EDT

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    **************PITSBERG SUCKS************
    Wonderful to see that 'defense only' team go down the drain. Another 60 years of failure like from late 30's to the mid 70's and all of the 80's and 90's. SCUM
  3. Ben
    3. Posted by Ben Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:09 am EDT

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    Master, I cant take anyone seriously who can't spell. Go back to 3rd grade and learn something new.
  4. TeeDawg
    4. Posted by TeeDawg Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:20 am EDT

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    What a puss.
  5. Wesley M
    5. Posted by Wesley M Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:30 am EDT

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    Master has to be a pissed off browns fan, what else could he possibly say???
  6. Joepafan
    6. Posted by Joepafan Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:36 am EDT

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    Maaster of your own domain?
  7. MD 12
    7. Posted by MD 12 Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:51 am EDT

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    I love the fact that someone has to look to the distant past to claim that a team (that has won the most super bowls) is bad. That same person would also make the argument that the Steelers fans should stop referring to the SB win last year because that year is over. The haters will make any argument they can because they are sick of the success and class of Steelers. Just like the team you like and hope that your team wins instead of making ridiculous comments whenever there is a story about a team that you dislike. The Steelers are still going to win the AFC North and will, at minimum, be a force in the playoffs. My 8-yr-old says that good teams and players suck not because they do, but because they are a threat. We live near Baltimore and despise the Ravens, but I correct him when he says they or certain players suck. I don't want him to be the person who goes on these sites to make such ridiculous comments, but I know he won't because he is going to be well educated and have class.
  8. king
    8. Posted by king Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:52 am EDT

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    i won't matter who runs the ball for them. Expect a browns win this weekend. Ya thats right a BROWNS win baby. Long over due.
  9. Sean H
    9. Posted by Sean H Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:01 am EDT

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    Yeah, that "classy" punch-throwing, crackback-blocking, knee-diving, back-stomping Pittsburgh defense...
  10. Koharu Kusumi
    10. Posted by Koharu Kusumi Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:12 am EDT

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    Daijobu desu ka, Rashard-niichan?
  11. Superman
    11. Posted by Superman Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:23 am EDT

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    Hold you breath Brown's clown's! You couldnt beat your way out of a wet paper bag!! Your QB throws for a all time high of less than 10 yards................really??????? Thought this was the NFL, not 1-A high school football. I know YOU think you have a chance to win, but it must get really old to constantly find out it was nothing but a dream!!
    Steelers 42
    Browns 3
    Would have gave ya"ll more points, but Troy is back, so ya'll are toast!!!!
  12. rs
    12. Posted by rs Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:23 am EDT

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    to all you steeler haters.Rooneys rule! I hear Limbaugh is looking to own a team.That could be your loosing ass chance to start a franchise as great as the steelers.Ya like thats going to happen!!!! good luck to all you second ,wish you could be as great as the steelers,looosing teams.
  13. rs
    13. Posted by rs Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:38 am EDT

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    come on all you mouth giants, what do you have to say about that!!! AAAAH I know ,the STEELERS are the greatest football franchise in the history of the NFL! Bring it on you loosers.The truth just hurts,and you all must be in unspeakable pain.Yea thats it ,to much pain............
  14. Russell
    14. Posted by Russell Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:02 am EDT

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    Sounds like his time of the month
  15. Scotty C
    15. Posted by Scotty C Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:12 am EDT

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    Great! I guess Mendenhall has a little tummy ache. Will he miss the rest of the season? NFL players are primadonnas!
  16. Jacks
    16. Posted by Jacks Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:20 am EDT

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    Is it $hittsburgh, Pittsbilly or Pennsyltucky? Hello rust bye bye Sun...... What a $hithole. Move to Detroit its a half step up...... hahahahahahahhahahhahahhahahahahhahahahhahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahahhahahhhahahhahah
  17. Brad C
    17. Posted by Brad C Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:25 am EDT

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    Browns fans have nothing to cheer about because they are so pitiful this and most every year. Just face it Brownies, the Steelers are the face of the NFL. Not the Cowboys, not the Patriots, and not the Colts either. All those Super Bowl wins were not a fluke. Dominance when it counts shows greatness! The Steelers have been great when it counts and will get back to greatness this year when it counts again!! Steelers Rule!!!!!!!
  18. More Dread
    18. Posted by More Dread Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:58 am EDT

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    Post # 2 is just trying to "bait" us lol....
  19. chipswon
    19. Posted by chipswon Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:01 am EDT

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    Steelers, the steroid champs!
  20. rick b
    20. Posted by rick b Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:09 am EDT

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    Final score Sunday Steelers 35 Browns 10.............oh yeah THE BROWNS STILL SUCK............. got a shirt taht proves it!!!!!!!
  21. tal261
    21. Posted by tal261 Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:25 pm EDT

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    18 out of the last 21....lol
    The Puppy Pound is more like it......
  22. Terry M
    22. Posted by Terry M Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:35 pm EDT

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    Okay i`m gonna say it that japanese chick`s flat-out hot! A football fan too? LOL
  23. jason
    23. Posted by jason Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:58 pm EDT

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    I love how people try to bash Pittsburgh on here. They have no clue what they are even bashing. I've been in various large cities all around the country and none of them have no where near the culture that is present in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has a lot to offer, which is why the population there is growing, and not just growing but attracting those in their 20's and early 30's. So lets keep the talk to football and avoid sounding like ignorant people who have no idea what they are talking about.
  24. Doc Benway
    24. Posted by Doc Benway Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:00 pm EDT

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    Master Bates, fan of the lowly Broke-Wing Raven scum perhaps, or are you a dirty Browneye fan? Maybe you are in with the phony Cowgirls, whichever it may be laddie, I can barely make out your bulbous angry head as the reflection off our 6 Lombardi's is FIERCE.
    TICAL
  25. K Diddy
    25. Posted by K Diddy Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:03 pm EDT

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    Anyone who posts a comment as stupid as Master must be a Chargers fan (or any other team who has yet to win the big one). They always try and take a shot at teams that have had success in both the past and the future to try and drown out the futility of that franchise. I am a Raiders fan (go ahead an plug in your insult, I have heard them all before: JR is fat, he is the worst QB ever, Al Davis is the Crypt Keeper, blah, blah, blah) but to try and tarnish the success of a class franchise like the Steelers which has 6 SB's behind their name is absolutely ridiculous. Go ahead and continue drinking your Hatorade because the class of the AFC is not the Patriots, it is the Steelers who have had sustained success over the decades. The facts are their to back it up and until someone wins the SB this year, they are still the reigning champs of the NFL whether you like it or no. Silver and Black till I die.

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