Mendenhall to get more work in practice in hopes of run fix

Mendenhall to get more work in practice in hopes of run fix
Posted by Darin Gantt on September 19, 2012, 8:01 AM EDT

As the Steelers continue to look for answers for their running game, they may be ready to increase the workload for Rashard Mendenhall.

Mendenhall’s practiced the last two weeks, but hasn’t been active for games. He’s coming off ACL surgery in January, and Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said it might be time to test him.

“Maybe we will bump him around a little more in practice this week,” Tomlin said, via Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “He has done a nice job of running and cutting at full speed. Now, let’s see if he can play a little football.

“We will thud him up a little bit on a day we are allowed to carry our pads and see if he can respond positively to it.”

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Rashard Mendenhall steps up his practice work
Posted by Josh Alper on September 19, 2012, 5:40 PM EDT


It’s been a bit hard to gauge just where Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall stands in his return from a torn ACL.

He practices during the week, but winds up listed as doubtful on Friday and then misses the game on Sunday as the Steelers go with Jonathan Dwyer, Isaac Redman and Chris Rainey out of the backfield. Mendenhall was listed as a full participant again this Wednesday and it sounds like things may actually be ramping up a bit toward a return to game action for Mendenhall. He’s taking contact for the first time and said that it felt good.


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