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07-31-2011, 04:51 AM
Mendenhall's focus on football after turbulent offseason
By Ralph N. Paulk, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, July 31, 2011
It's conceivable that Rashard Mendenhall could have lowered the temperature on his controversial tweets if he had argued that posts of Osama bin Laden's death was misunderstood.
Perhaps, his insinuation that 9/11 was more conspiracy than an act of terrorism would have quickly faded if the oft-enigmatic running back had opted to defuse the issue with a passionate rant of remorse.
Instead, the mercurial spark plug who helped ignite the Steelers' Super Bowl run in 2010 repeatedly sidestepped questions Friday about the clearly coherent posts from a Twitter account he seemingly regrets opening.
"It's not been an issue," Mendenhall told reporters after the morning walk-through. "I've addressed that with clarifications."
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By Ralph N. Paulk, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, July 31, 2011
It's conceivable that Rashard Mendenhall could have lowered the temperature on his controversial tweets if he had argued that posts of Osama bin Laden's death was misunderstood.
Perhaps, his insinuation that 9/11 was more conspiracy than an act of terrorism would have quickly faded if the oft-enigmatic running back had opted to defuse the issue with a passionate rant of remorse.
Instead, the mercurial spark plug who helped ignite the Steelers' Super Bowl run in 2010 repeatedly sidestepped questions Friday about the clearly coherent posts from a Twitter account he seemingly regrets opening.
"It's not been an issue," Mendenhall told reporters after the morning walk-through. "I've addressed that with clarifications."
Read more: Mendenhall's focus on football after turbulent offseason - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_749274.html#ixzz1TfudGOZL