Sports Daily: Mendenhall Retires, Bashes Commercialization

[blackceasar]

Again, this "retirement and stance" coming from a scrub like Mendenhall really amounts to nothing. Tomlinson was an all time great RB with a HOF career and he pretty much made the same statement has Mendenhall did, but he did it on the field. He put his talents on display, got to the endzone, set and broke records in the process and did it all with class and style. Tomlinson was a man of action in this sense... Mendenhall is a man of words.

Until I see someone who's a bonafide star, having a great career and just hang it up at the peak of it and do it behind that same statement.. I'm not the least bit impressed.

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by OSUFan_88

Try searching Mendenhall 9/11. I maintain that he is a loser and a scumbag.

I would comment but it's against the rules to discuss it here. I'll just agree to disagree.

[NDAlum]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kaiser Wilhelm

That is just the Huffington Post. Their "journalism," if one can even call it that, is atrocious. Their articles usually have a smug attitude towards them because it's more of a blog than an actual news outlet. Whenever I see something from Huffington Post, I make sure to down a salt shaker before reading. .

Thank you

My entire point was the article came across as arrogant. Nowhere did I say Mendenhall was a bad person, that he sucked at football, or anything negative about him as a person.

For those saying I am a certain type of person, say what you want as I'm above the petty criticisms.

Doesn't that come off as arrogant? It should because I meant for it that way. Just like the way the article sounded.


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[Black4track]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

Thank you My entire point was the article came across as arrogant. Nowhere did I say Mendenhall was a bad person, that he sucked at football, or anything negative about him as a person. For those saying I am a certain type of person, say what you want as I'm above the petty criticisms. Doesn't that come off as arrogant? It should because I meant for it that way. Just like the way the article sounded. Sent from my iPhone 5

I saw an article on Byron Batch a few months back. Neat story.


I agree with Mendenhall. I believe social media has given people a bigger voice and influence then what they would have normally.

I met a single mom who lives in sub standard conditions, she has over 3000 followers on instagram. She works as a waitress in a hole in a wall bar Dont get me wrong shes a good person but 10 years ago she wouldn't of been that popular without the help of social media.

I think Mendenhall is smart to retire. If you know your career is not going in the direction you would like it to go, then why would you continue to do it and jeopardize your body?

[Steven78]

Translation: If your only offers are to play for peanuts why risk your well being for it.

[Fresh Tendrils]

I think he has valid points, but his motive kind of kills whatever genuine inspiration he actually had for the article and retiring.

[TheMatrix31]

It is thoroughly okay to judge someone based on what they give us to work with.

[SteelersFreak]

Quote: Originally Posted by TripleCrown9

Meanwhile Baron Batch, a one time teammate of Mendenhall, has also retired from football, and is a painter, volunteer, and motivational speaker. Just last week, 3 of his paintings raised 10,000 dollars for a charity. But nobody talks about that lol.

Mendenhall is a much bigger name than Baron Batch, this is a silly complaint.

It's pretty obvious Mendy was looking at a small contract, didn't feel like playing for such a small amount compared to what he got in the past so he decided to "hang it up" and make some nice inspiring comments.

Although I do think he's telling the truth a bit, he never seemed like he improved in his career. He got better at not fumbling with the Steelers and it was okay for a while until a few years ago where it came back. He was a pretty stagnant so maybe he just wasn't into it like he needed to be.