Kids 20 years old - give him a break... better walking along lake
shore than many other locales.

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Neena Kumar <neenapkumar@...> wrote:
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> Didn't Mendenhall JUST get hurt at minicamp? What the hell is he doing
> walking and "just kind of talking" along Lake Shore at 2 AM? (And what does
> "just kind of talking" mean? Hehehe...)
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> This isn't as stupid as riding a racing motorcycle without a helmet, but
> c'mon...I'm glad he isn't hurt.
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> On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 2:15 AM, Jeffrey Ballou <jeffreypballou@...>
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> > Mendenhall is robbed at gunpoint in Chicago
> > RB unhurt; his wallet and cell phone taken
> > Tuesday, May 06, 2008
> > By Ed Bouchette and Amy McConnell Schaarsmith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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> > Peter Diana/Post-Gazette
> > No. 1 draft pick Rashard Mendenhall did not resist when he was robbed
> yesterday in Chicago.
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> > Halfback Rashard Mendenhall, the Steelers' first-round draft choice, was
> robbed at gunpoint while walking with a female friend along Chicago's
> lakefront early yesterday morning, according to the Chicago police and
> Mendenhall's agent, Mike McCartney.
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> > Neither Mendenhall, 20, nor his friend, was hurt during the robbery in
> which his wallet and cell phone were stolen, according to McCartney, who
> said Mendenhall didn't try to resist the robbery.
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> > "He told me the first thing he thought was, 'I don't have anything on me
> worth my life,' " McCartney said.
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> > Chicago police have not made any arrests, according to police spokesman
> John Mirabelli. He declined to say whether anyone witnessed the crime, what
> kind of gun was used or how much money was taken.
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> > Mendenhall and his friend were walking along Lake Shore Drive at about 2
> a.m., "just kind of talking," his agent said, when two men came up to him,
> put a gun in his face and said, "Give us everything you got."
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> > Other reports have said the men were wearing ski masks and black hoodies.
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> > The running back, who is 5 feet 11 and weighs 224 pounds, gave the robbers
> his wallet, car keys and cell phone, "and they threw his keys back at him,"
> McCartney said.
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> > The agent said he asked his client if that part of the lakefront is a
> rough area and Mendenhall said it is not; on the contrary, it's a popular
> place to hang out and walk the shoreline.
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> > "He was completely innocent. It wasn't like he was clubbing or anything
> like that," the agent said.
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> > In light of recent crimes against pro athletes, many are trying to take
> more precautions, according to McCartney. Last year, Washington Redskins
> safety Sean Taylor was murdered in his Florida home, while New York Knicks
> center Eddy Curry and Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker were duct-taped at
> gunpoint in their Chicago homes and robbed of cash, jewelry and a
> Mercedes-Benz sports car.
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> > In the Chicago robberies, the police said the robbers almost certainly
> knew their victims were pro athletes.
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> > But in this case, McCartney said, there's no reason to believe the robbers
> knew their victim was Mendenhall.
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> > Still, he has advised his client to be more cautious about when and where
> he goes.
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> > "He's in a different setting now," McCartney said. "People know who he is
> and you have to be careful."
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> > The one-year starter for the University of Illinois set single-season
> records for rushing yards, touchdowns and points, running for 1,681 yards
> and 17 touchdowns last year.
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> > The Skokie, Ill., native, who played for Niles West High School, was the
> 23rd player drafted in the first round April 26.
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> > Mendenhall was in town over the weekend for a Steelers minicamp, and will
> be back in Pittsburgh in two weeks for spring workouts that start May 20.
> > Ed Bouchette can be reached at ebouchette@.... Amy McConnell
> Schaarsmith can be reached at 412-263-1122 or aschaarsmith@....
> > First published on May 6, 2008 at 12:00 am
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> > "We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to
> > say 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.'
> > Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people
> > my heroes." -My fellow late Pittsburgher(Rev) Fred (Mr.) Rogers
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