Rashard Mendenhall ‘Sick of Average White Guys Commenting on Football’

*Rashard Mendenhall has had it as much as right here with “common white guys” who function analysts for the sport of soccer.

Though he didn’t identify anybody specifically, the New York Publish reviews the previous Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals working again took to social media a couple of hours after weighing in on criticism directed at Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and the Steelers crew.

“I’m sick of common white guys commenting on soccer,” Mendenhall wrote in a publish on X whereas suggesting a brand new substitute for the Professional Bowl. “Y’all not even good at soccer. Can we please change the Professional Bowl with an All-Black vs. All-White Bowl so these cats can cease attempting to show me who’s good at soccer? I’m higher than ur (sic) goat.”

Earlier than criticizing his former crew, the Steelers and NFL analysts, The Steelers, Mendenhall, made his mark as an athlete with stints as a working again in school for Illinois earlier than turning professional.

Mendenhall’s tenure with the Steelers (2008 – 2012) included a Tremendous Bowl victory in opposition to the Cardinals, adopted by a closing yr within the execs with the Arizona Cardinals. The Steelers’ win on the Massive Sport marked Tomlin’s first Tremendous Bowl championship.

The considered an All-Black vs All White bowl sport appears to be one thing J.J. Watt is latching on to. The previous Houston Texans star jokingly made his emotions on the topic identified together with his imaginative and prescient of what the sport would appear to be.

“We’d get cooked at nook, not gonna lie,” Watt wrote. “No person on our squad is overlaying Tyreek (Hill).”

Earlier than voicing assist for the All-Black vs All White sport, Mendenhall commented on Tomlin’s work within the playoffs.

“I don’t perceive how one can discuss Tomlin’s playoff report, with out acknowledging that Kenny Pickett has solely performed one yr,” Mendenhall acknowledged. “Who was the QB for all these playoff loses?!! Actually all of them. Make up your thoughts. How do you arbitrarily separate Mike & Ben in de (sic) W/L column?”

Mendenhall’s feedback come because the playoffs arrive in January, In accordance with ESPN, “the San Francisco 49ers are sitting fairly to get the 1-seed within the NFC, whereas the Baltimore Ravens are the favorites to get a first-round bye within the AFC.

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