Rashard Mendenhall will retire at age 26

[MonsterD]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10576569/running-back-rashard-mendenhall-retire-nfl

After last season ended, Mendenhall told Cardinals coach Bruce Arians he wanted to write books and do different things than play football

Oops mods his first name is Rashard, my bad

 

[casmith07]

lmao!

 

[Keifer]

I have a feeling his books are going to be 'interesting' for lack of a better word. Without getting into anything the mods would frown on, his views on certain events will definitely not make him a popular guy.

 

[arglebargle]

Don't want to say anything based on a few lines out of context. But I am glad we didn't end up drafting him.

Does look like he gamed the system pretty well though. That is, if he didn't blow all his money on trinkets or other poor decisions. Got enough of his time in to qualify for retirement.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Good for him. Live your life.

 

[Stryker44]

Makes no logical sense. He could still make millions for years.

 

[HeavyBarrel]

I have a feeling his books are going to be 'interesting' for lack of a better word. Without getting into anything the mods would frown on, his views on certain events will definitely not make him a popular guy.

I remember his comments regarding the raid that killed OBL........I disagreed with his point.

 

[MartinRamone]

Makes no logical sense. He could still make millions for years.

Maybe making millons for years while risking his body and health for the rest of his life is not his priority anymore. He already made a good ammount of money anyways.

 

[burmafrd]

Maybe making millons for years while risking his body and health for the rest of his life is not his priority anymore. He already made a good ammount of money anyways.

If he has gotten enough and done well enough in investments that he is comfortable then of course he should retire; clearly he feels no great need to keep playing. Outside of his knee he is also healthy. Frankly he would be an idiot to keep playing.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Good for him. Get the money you wanted while you can and get out if you don't just absolutely love playing the game.

No reason to bang your body all up just for the money.

 

[burmafrd]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rashard-mendenhall/rashard-mendenhall-retirement-_b_4931316.html

here is the whole thing. A lot of what he said about how the NFL is changing is dead on. The pandering to the lowest common denominator; the slurping as regards fantasy; the NFL is steadily becoming something I do not recognize and all too often do not like.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

This guy was wishy washy since his first year. I remember the Steelers HC basically calling him out in PCs for not wanting it enough or playing hard.