Alright, so I’ve been digging into Rashard Mendenhall’s career stats lately, and I figured I’d share my process and what I found. It’s been a bit of a journey, let me tell you.
First off, I started by gathering all the data I could find on Mendenhall. This guy played in the NFL for six seasons, mostly with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and then one season with the Arizona Cardinals. That’s the basic timeline I was working with.
Then, I dove into the year-by-year stats. I looked up each season from 2008 to 2013, his time in the league. It was a lot of numbers, honestly, but it gave me a good picture of his performance over time. I looked at his rushing attempts, total yards, and any other relevant stats I could get my hands on.
I organized all this information chronologically. I made a simple list to keep track of everything, season by season. It was pretty straightforward – here’s what I did:
- 2008 Season: Checked his stats.
- 2009 Season: Looked up his performance.
- 2010 Season: Noted his stats, which seemed to be his peak, especially noting the Super Bowl appearance.
- 2011 Season: Checked the numbers.
- 2012 Season: More stats to add to the list.
- 2013 Season: This was his last year, so I made sure to get those stats too.
After I had all the yearly data, I started to piece together his career totals. I added up all his rushing attempts across all seasons, which came out to 1,081. Then, I summed up his total rushing yards, which was a whopping 4,236 yards throughout his career. Quite impressive, if you ask me.
I also made it a point to note down some interesting tidbits about Mendenhall. Like, did you know he won a Super Bowl ring in his rookie season during Super Bowl XLIII? And in 2010, he had his best year, rushing for 1,273 yards and scoring 13 touchdowns, which helped the Steelers reach Super Bowl XLV. Man, that’s something. Also, he retired pretty young, at 26, back in 2014. He said he wanted to write and travel the world. It turns out he became a writer for HBO’s “Ballers”.
So, there you have it. That’s how I went about digging into Rashard Mendenhall’s career stats. It was a bit of work, going through all those numbers and seasons, but it was worth it. I feel like I’ve got a pretty good handle on his career now, and it was a fun little project to undertake. If you’re into NFL stats, give it a try. It’s a nice way to kill some time and learn something new.
