stillers4me
08-19-2011, 05:50 AM
The countless thousands who wanted the Steelers to trade or release Rashard Mendenhall after his controversial tweets about Osama bin Laden in May must not have been at Heinz Field Thursday night for a preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Mendenhall was cheered when he was introduced with the offense. His ovation might not have matched the ones for teammates Maurkice Pouncey, Ben Roethlisberger and Hines Ward, but it was significant. Then, Mendenhall contributed in a big way to long, time-consuming touchdown drives on the first two possessions. The cheers turned into roars. The game turned into a 24-14 Steelers blowout.
Ah, fans.................
Read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11231/1168391-87-0.stm
Ah, fans.................
Read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11231/1168391-87-0.stm