May 5, 2008 5:15 pm US/Eastern
Report: Steelers' Mendenhall Robbed At Gunpoint
CHICAGO (KDKA) ―
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The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall with the 23rd pick in the NFL Draft.
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Rashard Mendenhall, the Steelers No. 1 draft pick, was the victim of an armed robbery, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Two men approached him and stole his wallet and cell phone at about 2 a.m. Monday on Chicago's South Side lakefront, according to the paper.
Mendenhall was reportedly unharmed.
Mendenhall, 20, was a star running back at the University of Illinois before entering the draft.
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