polamalubeast
03-26-2012, 12:18 PM
Last week, there was a report out of Pittsburgh that the Steelers had already moved on from running back Rashard Mendenhall.
With Mendenhall expected to miss the start of the season as he rehabs his torn ACL, the report contended that the Steelers were already acting as if he had played his last snap with the Steelers. The impetus for this feeling was a comment from general manager Kevin Colbert that it takes a full year for players to return from ACL injuries, which would move Mendenhall right into free agency after the 2012 season.
While they do expect some difficulties as Mendenhall makes his way back from injury, it does seem that report was a bit too aggressive. Colbert told Scott Brown of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that Mendenhall still remains in their plans for the 2012 season.
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/26/steelers-expect-rashard-mendenhall-back-in-2012/?source=rss_teams_Pittsburgh_Steelers
With Mendenhall expected to miss the start of the season as he rehabs his torn ACL, the report contended that the Steelers were already acting as if he had played his last snap with the Steelers. The impetus for this feeling was a comment from general manager Kevin Colbert that it takes a full year for players to return from ACL injuries, which would move Mendenhall right into free agency after the 2012 season.
While they do expect some difficulties as Mendenhall makes his way back from injury, it does seem that report was a bit too aggressive. Colbert told Scott Brown of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that Mendenhall still remains in their plans for the 2012 season.
read more
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/26/steelers-expect-rashard-mendenhall-back-in-2012/?source=rss_teams_Pittsburgh_Steelers