Steelers jinxed by Mendenhall injury?

Posted: Sunday May 04, 2008 08:47AM ET

The minicamp jinx struck another first-round draft choice of the Steelers. As with linebacker Lawrence Timmons last year, halfback Rashard Mendenhall came down with an injury after his first day of minicamp and did not practice yesterday. Mendenhall has a hamstring injury, and coach Mike Tomlin believes the top rookies do have a problem with injuries in minicamps.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rashard Mendenhall , AP

Rashard Mendenhall , AP

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So, there's another SI (Steelers Injured) jinx?

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Hey, I'm from Pittsburgh and I'm not fat.

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Can you see your little wanker? Has anyone else seen it in the last four score and seven days?

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Two injuries in two years qualifies as a jinx? Is there a desperate for a story jinx? Yes? This one is slam dunk material.

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So does that mean the lower draftees and FA's don't have injury problems at minicamps??

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Not surprised with all that combine crap they go through months after the end of their college season !!!

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Why does he look like he's 12 in that picture?

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is it me or does he have a huge overbite?

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Minni- Mouse is on the way with Mighty- Mouse to resove the situration.

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And maybe someone can help me with spelling, too.

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Pouring black gold, now..... ahhhhh......

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Where are you from, Hot Mom? You some fat trailer porker yourself from Cleveland or Cinci? I smell Ohio on you, which is somewhere between rotten cabbage and 7 day dead Clown fan on the smell-o-scope.

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Where are you from, Hot Mom? You some fat trailer porker yourself from Cleveland or Cinci? I smell Ohio on you, which is somewhere between rotten cabbage and 7 day dead Clown fan on the smell-o-scope.
madhatter | 05/04/08, 03:18 PM

Wow...I'm not here to defend HotMom, but that was a horrible attempt at a comeback. So madhatter, how's that GED coming along?

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Rashard Mendenhall is smart.....getting injured and sitting on the sideline is better than getting the snot kicked out of him on Week 1.

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Wow...I'm not here to defend HotMom, but that was a horrible attempt at a comeback. So madhatter, how's that GED coming along?
JohnnySeoul | 05/04/08, 04:19 PM

I thought it was pretty funny

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Did he twip over a twee root?

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Wouldn't it be "twee woot"?

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I still say the steelers are going to have loads of trouble this year because they failed to help their OL. Every analysts raves about drafting 2 specialty positions, but their line was bad last year and that was with Faneca. Their line will be horrible this year.

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Yeah but you choose to live in Florida so your head is baked as dry as Hehwood. The Steelers will be fine. That horrible O Line got them to the playoffs and a lucky 4th down scrambe by Garrard from getting into the divisional round.

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Big surprise, a rookie wants to make an impression and gives a little extra effort. I don't think that's a bad story, it shows he is still a bit hungry.

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