 Mendenhall with the Steelers in 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 19, 1987 Skokie, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Niles West (Skokie, Illinois) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Illinois (2005–2007) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2008 / round: 1 / pick: 23 | ||||||||||||
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Rashard Jamal Mendenhall (born June 19, 1987) is an American former football running back who played for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft. He won Super Bowl XLIII with the Steelers against the Arizona Cardinals, for whom he later played one season.
After his career, he became a writer for the television series Ballers.[1]
- ^ "HBO Glad To Have Mendenhall's Expertise For "Ballers" - Steelers Depot". www.steelersdepot.com. July 5, 2015.