Illinois' Mendenhall to enter NFL draft (AP)

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Rashard Mendenhall will skip his senior year at Illinois and enter the NFL draft after rushing for a school-record 1,681 yards while leading the Illini to the Rose Bowl. "I am blessed in the fact that I was able to have the kind of year that I had, and my team was able to have the kind of year it had," Mendenhall said at news conference Thursday at Niles West High School, where he played before...

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Dback Jon and Ron Zook are said to be surprised Mendenhall would take a paycut and go pro.

 

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Dback Jon and Ron Zook are said to be surprised Mendenhall would take a paycut and go pro.