Rashard Mendenhall Retires

[bankybruce]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter · 6m
Teams told Cardinals UFA RB Rashard Mendenhall is, in fact, retiring, per sources. Mendenhall hinted at in a Feb. 25 Huffington Post column.

At least we don't have to worry about him coming back.

But seriously, good luck to him. He seems to know it is time to go.

 

[Shaggy]

Good for him.

 

[PJ1]

That is somewhat of a shock to me. I may be in the minority but I didn't think he was that bad. Fumbles bothered me but I thought there was half a chance he could be back for next season.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

I am surprised. Thought he would play a few more years.

 

[Jetstream Green]

He did well for a back at his age and what his body had endured and I wish him the very best!

 

[Finito]

Good for him he seems like a good guy. Must be hard to be in your 20s and have your body fail you.

 

[bankybruce]

Mike Jurecki ‏@mikejurecki · 12m
26 yrs old, played w/ tear of his ACL & toe injury last yr. .@AdamSchefter: Teams told Cards UFA RB Rashard Mendenhall is, in fact, retiring

He had an ACL issue last season?

 

[Jim Otis]

Thanks for the effort , and best of luck to you Mendy as you enter that realm of life beyond football .

 

[Krangodnzr]

I thought he played well in spurts, but yeah he looked like a guy on his last legs.

Good luck Mendenhall, and thanks for some tough runs for a year.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Meh-denhall.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Good for everyone.

 

[speedy]

He had an ACL issue last season?

the year before he tore it, but an "ACL issue" can linger for 2-3... they arent that easy to get over, unless your name is adrian peterson

 

[Catfish]

Good for Rashard. I hope that he is able to do the things he wants to do without suffering from injury leftovers from football. He did a nice job for us, and deserves a decent future.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

NFL player calls it quits at just 26

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"The journey I envisioned is the two years of rebuilding that would follow," Mendenhall said. "And as I write this, today is the day that the journey is over and I am fully at peace. Eagerly looking to a new way, which lies ahead."

Link

 

[AZ Native]

This really is the Not For Long league.

 

[Mulli]

Bye. At least he told the team before the season that he was quitting. #notbeanie

 

[jerseycard]

Really a strange dude

 

[Gee!]

When a guy sits in his apartment with nothing but a futon and books, this really isn't surprising..

 

[seesred]

Good luck Mendy! see you on ESPN.

GBR
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[Mitch]

I think it's admirable that Mendy is letting his heart be his compass. I wish him peace.

 

[Azlen]

Why I retired at 26.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rashard-mendenhall/rashard-mendenhall-retirement-_b_4931316.html

I decided not to hold a press conference because I didn't want to have to say things that were cliché. I've done enough of that since I've been playing football. I actually didn't really plan on saying anything about my retirement at all. I just kind of wanted to disappear. The fact that I was done playing would've been clear once some time had passed, and I hadn't signed back with the Cardinals or any other team. Maybe people would've thought I couldn't get another job. Either way, I was okay with the idea of fading to black, and my legacy becoming "What ever happened to that dude Rashard Mendenhall? He was pretty good for a few years, then he just vanished."

 

[82CardsGrad]

I think it's admirable that Mendy is letting his heart be his compass. I wish him peace.

Ditto... And I almost 100% agree with his views on what pro sports have become... I hate to be the "remember when" guy, but, when a 26 year old is able to see reality so clearly, I think it's pretty evident that things have indeed changed and for the most part, not for the better...
Good luck Mendy...


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[LoyaltyisaCurse]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rasha...[/QUOTE] I was saying that last season. :D

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Basically, Mendenhall says: (1) he has done everything he could do in football; (2) football has become more about entertainment than football; and (3) he no longer wishes to put his body at risk for the entertainment of others.

Mendenhall also explains that he has experienced hate and racism, presumably via the Internet. Possibly in response to his controversial remarks following the killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011.

Link.

 

[Darkside]

Good read, thanks for the link. I think anyone that has watched football for a long time (or appreciates the history of the game itself) can understand where Mendy is coming from.

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