Rashard Mendenhall on "Racism Bowl", Big Ben Racist Accusations, Retiring at 26 (Full Interview)

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  • Super Bowl champion and "Ballers" writer Rashard Mendenhall recently joined VladTV for the first time. The interview started with congratulatory remarks about Mendenhall’s dual-career path, which, according to Vlad, most professional athletes often struggle with. Mendenhall responded that his mother played a significant role in ensuring he did not merely focus on sports but on being well-rounded. He grew up in Skokie, Illinois, and Southside Chicago with his mom and siblings, although his parents divorced when he was in the 5th grade. Mendenhall’s exceptional athletic ability was recognized by his kindergarten teacher who made a big deal of bringing it to his mom’s attention. When he eventually started playing Little League football, he was already viewed by his peers as a great player. This continued into high school, where he became the best football recruit in the state of Illinois. Later in the interview, the former Steelers player broke down the financial aspects of his career, as well as the various injuries he suffered. He also commented on fellow Steeler Antonio Brown before reflecting on his controversial fumble in the Super Bowl. To hear more, check out the interview above.

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  • @TheAgencyEntertainmentMusicGrp
    @TheAgencyEntertainmentMusicGrp 8 місяців тому +42

    In high school, I used to compete against him and his brother in Track and Field. Both were great athletes, respectful and down to earth. Very proud of this man and his accomplishments!

    • @thelovepodcastnetwork4375
      @thelovepodcastnetwork4375 8 місяців тому +3

      ❤ that's what I call 🤙😎 love and respect, blessings 🙏 to you and your family always brother 🙏 blessings ❤️👑😅

  • @easy8325
    @easy8325 8 місяців тому +28

    This guy is well spoken young man and a great storyteller.

    • @ab00abdullah
      @ab00abdullah 8 місяців тому +2

      I actually would like to hear a little more detail and frankness in some areas. He's being guarded as he tells his stories, I believe. And that's cool.

  • @JB-tb4ky
    @JB-tb4ky 8 місяців тому +16

    Props to him for not letting the NFL chew him up and spit him out when it was done with him. He walked away on his own terms.

    • @mrsam4113
      @mrsam4113 8 місяців тому +1

      He minimized his value in the NFL and is a disgraced former athlete with CTE

    • @realerthanrealdealholyfiel4028
      @realerthanrealdealholyfiel4028 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@mrsam4113disgraced? Says who?

  • @bulhandano4493
    @bulhandano4493 8 місяців тому +12

    This is a great interview. I remember this man was a beastmode before beastmode.. Intelligence at its finest

    • @SuperHeroGod
      @SuperHeroGod 8 місяців тому +3

      Yeah I’m surprised he didn’t become a brain surgeon or a nuclear physicist

    • @deeznutz8320
      @deeznutz8320 8 місяців тому

      Intelligence at its finest😂
      Maybe for black people but the bar isnt that high

  • @frankrosa9780
    @frankrosa9780 8 місяців тому +4

    At the end of the day we are spectators and these guys put there lives on the line for our views we have no room to judge on there mistakes ..great interview 🎉

  • @kevindagame
    @kevindagame 8 місяців тому +8

    ALRIGHT HERE WE GO, THE WHOLE INTERVIEW IS HERE, WELCOME TO VLADTV!!! So this is your first time here, so I wanna start in the very beginning. And that's how we're gonna end it. Rashard Mendenhall, always a pleasure, until next time... PEACE!!!

  • @BasketballBusinessAndBossMoves
    @BasketballBusinessAndBossMoves 8 місяців тому +7

    People are being negative about this interview. I liked it. Get past the verbal twitch and listen to the INFORMATION!!!

    • @thelovepodcastnetwork4375
      @thelovepodcastnetwork4375 8 місяців тому +2

      ❤ great 👍😃 interview better than most people and he is amazing and he is extremely educated and very professional and positive

  • @sleel8402
    @sleel8402 8 місяців тому +5

    Well educated man. Enjoyed this interview

  • @TheJoeyG88
    @TheJoeyG88 8 місяців тому +4

    He's more humble than i would think. The racial component always goes first whenever there's differences, we're better than that. Or at least should be..

  • @ArkOmen1
    @ArkOmen1 7 місяців тому +3

    So he's calling Ben a racist, but he can't give any specific examples of how he's a racist? That delegitimizes everything about him. If you gonna make that accusation, and play the card, make sure it's real and you got witnesses because that is a serious charge.

  • @hoopdocs
    @hoopdocs 8 місяців тому +12

    Fun Fact.... Home Alone was filmed in the town next to Skokie, called Winnetka.

    • @nymike06
      @nymike06 8 місяців тому +1

      Fun fact, Mendenhall has racist views.

    • @mickeybell8933
      @mickeybell8933 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@nymike06fun fact...some of us don't care

    • @nymike06
      @nymike06 8 місяців тому +1

      @@mickeybell8933 fun fact...some of ya'll do care

    • @NatHenrickClarke
      @NatHenrickClarke 8 місяців тому

      Fun fact America has racist views, welcome🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @NatHenrickClarke
      @NatHenrickClarke 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@nymike06some of you kill me, probably the main one using the N word like it's your mother's name 🤦🏿‍♂️

  • @C.Dupree
    @C.Dupree 8 місяців тому +1

    One of my favorites!❤ Wow a good portion of the interview was about Antonio Brown...

  • @ytlaylaygames2224
    @ytlaylaygames2224 8 місяців тому +3

    I’m from Pittsburgh and racism i huge and the Steelers organization is the same if not more racist

    • @deeznutz8320
      @deeznutz8320 8 місяців тому

      Black on black crime is huge there as well
      But yall find that cool af so

  • @positive_vibes_2427
    @positive_vibes_2427 8 місяців тому +1

    This interview was 🔥🔥🔥

  • @Ricky-yj8vz
    @Ricky-yj8vz 8 місяців тому +3

    Bro I'm not saying this wit any malice, but listening to him speak after watching him on the field Killin it for many years, I would NEVER have expected him to speak the way he does. Wow he was a tank wit 4.2 speed. Sounds like he probably apologized after running them over. 😂 salute to him very impressive!!!

  • @PalmettoBreezeHeatingNCooling
    @PalmettoBreezeHeatingNCooling 8 місяців тому +13

    Um…um got damn!!😂

    • @ep2bigd
      @ep2bigd 8 місяців тому +1

      Two minutes in and Im annoyed already! Knew I'd find this comment uh....

  • @Tucker1Nonly
    @Tucker1Nonly 8 місяців тому +8

    Retired at 26🫡

  • @Slacknasticles
    @Slacknasticles 8 місяців тому +4

    “That’s the one annoying thing is that fumble that they pull out on you that shouldn’t matter” while simultaneously pulling it out on you. Vlad is a clown

  • @mef77
    @mef77 8 місяців тому +1

    drinking game.....lets take a shot everytime he says "um".......we would be drunk before the 5min mark

  • @fightbreakdown885
    @fightbreakdown885 8 місяців тому +5

    CTE has to be a strong consideration for AB`s activities.

  • @23julianp
    @23julianp 8 місяців тому +4

    Gotta get ray lewis on here vlad

  • @MrDoza65
    @MrDoza65 7 місяців тому

    Yo!!! My boy Donavan Carter acted as one of the players!! Dope! Birmingham high school class of 08 baby!!

  • @BigCam88
    @BigCam88 8 місяців тому +7

    Vlad u definitely was confused 0:22
    The man wasn’t on nobody’s court😂

  • @daveionhunter5202
    @daveionhunter5202 7 місяців тому +1

    Gentle Giant strong intelligent Humble

  • @TB-ql5hr
    @TB-ql5hr 8 місяців тому +7

    vlad know he be counting ppl pockets 😂

    • @llGzUsll
      @llGzUsll 8 місяців тому

      He a sucka for real! He can't help it!

  • @davethompson4417
    @davethompson4417 8 місяців тому +2

    sounds of it he had a good family . Good man

  • @The_Gamer.139
    @The_Gamer.139 7 місяців тому +1

    Since when did football players play on a court?

  • @SantiagoMouzon
    @SantiagoMouzon 8 місяців тому +1

    Stop saying "Umm". You're smart and speak with perfect tonation.

  • @jordanham4485
    @jordanham4485 8 місяців тому +4

    Sometimes i just vlad would shut up and let people talk. He wonder why katt didn't go to him

    • @thatkerr51
      @thatkerr51 8 місяців тому

      He doesn’t know if this guys finished talkin cause of these pauses he does

    • @jordanham4485
      @jordanham4485 8 місяців тому +1

      @thatkerr51 he does it in every interview. Instead of letting the person finish their point he throws in his I know all logic. Sometimes just let people talk maybe he can understand where they are coming from

    • @nandochavez5731
      @nandochavez5731 8 місяців тому

      Ehh, I don't see it. The conversation is back and forth. Get over it dawg.

  • @omgitstlee9461
    @omgitstlee9461 8 місяців тому +3

    UMM, I don't think UMM I can get through this UMM interview UMM if he continues to say UMM every third word. UMM

    • @geminimac613
      @geminimac613 8 місяців тому

      But you still fukin watched…. STFU

  • @jeremysingliterrry9832
    @jeremysingliterrry9832 8 місяців тому +1

    Vlad let your guests talk mane. Nobody cares what you went through. We know, you teetering on edge of losing this viewer.

  • @BasketballBusinessAndBossMoves
    @BasketballBusinessAndBossMoves 8 місяців тому +2

    Vlad it’s the Achilles that Durant and others had not ACL.

  • @ArkOmen1
    @ArkOmen1 7 місяців тому +1

    Yeah so this talking about AB like he's a priest or something and throwing Big Ben under the bus too when Ben isn’t here to defend himself against the accusations

  • @haitiandru
    @haitiandru 8 місяців тому +1

    Shoutout to Skokie's finest!

  • @jermainewilliams9206
    @jermainewilliams9206 8 місяців тому +2

    If I could collect $100 for every time he said, "like" or "I feel like".

    • @jimmiejohnson4856
      @jimmiejohnson4856 8 місяців тому +4

      you'd have a better chance for every time you got a like.

    • @MikeBNumba6
      @MikeBNumba6 8 місяців тому +1

      or "ummm"

  • @daddykatt26able
    @daddykatt26able 7 місяців тому

    Close your eyes and listen...you'll swear he's interviewing Keith Lee

  • @thatkerr51
    @thatkerr51 8 місяців тому +4

    Why is he talkin like a robot … ??

  • @westcoastspartan1528
    @westcoastspartan1528 8 місяців тому +3

    FAB

  • @redwolf8135
    @redwolf8135 3 місяці тому

    "Winnetka" is New Trier.

  • @iamcraigboy
    @iamcraigboy 8 місяців тому +1

    If he say umm one more time lol

  • @juanbelmonte6410
    @juanbelmonte6410 8 місяців тому +1

    Skokie ❤

  • @timfoley6702
    @timfoley6702 8 місяців тому +1

    On and off the field*

  • @justinfries2630
    @justinfries2630 8 місяців тому +1

    Then why say white guy?

  • @yeahWhatever301
    @yeahWhatever301 8 місяців тому +1

    Dude keep pausing before he answers questions, with an empty looking his eyes. The manufacturer need to come get their robot- his motherboard his malfunctioning lmao

  • @heem1784
    @heem1784 8 місяців тому +4

    Brother u from the suburbs yall moved around u not from the city point blank

  • @ddcmcdanielk
    @ddcmcdanielk 8 місяців тому +8

    Fun fact…. Rashard Mendenhall cost the Steelers a Super Bowl✅

    • @nymike06
      @nymike06 8 місяців тому +1

      That's a fact!

    • @thatkerr51
      @thatkerr51 8 місяців тому

      “What could u of done to not fumble” “nothing” hmmm how bout hold on to the ball

    • @NatHenrickClarke
      @NatHenrickClarke 8 місяців тому +1

      You just cost me a braincell

    • @binouno3357
      @binouno3357 8 місяців тому +1

      Yall act like big ben is Bradyor something. How abt yall get yall ass on the field and score a td.

  • @edubb2491
    @edubb2491 7 місяців тому

    He said off and on the court! lol

  • @yahmptonpigg3761
    @yahmptonpigg3761 8 місяців тому +1

    I didnt understand shit he was saying bout AB smdh

  • @Subzero48xb
    @Subzero48xb 8 місяців тому +1

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @mamadoudiop6981
    @mamadoudiop6981 8 місяців тому +3

    Bro is a crybaby tbh respect his story by fumbles are a part of football stop crying a move on.

  • @tybrooks4112
    @tybrooks4112 8 місяців тому +4

    Franco Harris a clown!!

  • @mrsam4113
    @mrsam4113 8 місяців тому +1

    God bless your CTE brain 😂

  • @Drippy28tee
    @Drippy28tee 8 місяців тому

    Please ask if any play anything scripted in nfl!!! We need you Vlad!

  • @justinfries2630
    @justinfries2630 8 місяців тому

    He says one thing and she's another on vlad

  • @RiFi357
    @RiFi357 8 місяців тому +1

    THE WORKHORSE!!!!

  • @CarlosFlores-mz6fw
    @CarlosFlores-mz6fw 8 місяців тому +2

    I agree w Mendenhall for most things. But bad behavior is bad behavior. Making excuses for AB is ridiculous. He is blindly loyal to AB which is commendable. For the rest of us who work with no fanfare and struggle to make ends meet , everything he says is bullshit. As middlclass regular folks this is how we are treated at our workplace. Stop feeling bad for out of touch athletes who wonder why the world does not revolve around him. If I or we do not perform at work we are sent packing as well.I'm not some hater but regular folks go through this daily and don't have fans and a bank account to fall back on. Miss me with feel bad for dudes making mega dollars playing a kids game.

    • @NatHenrickClarke
      @NatHenrickClarke 8 місяців тому

      Sucks for you, you don't know what that man went through, always pocket watching black folk, kick rocks!

    • @nandochavez5731
      @nandochavez5731 8 місяців тому

      I don't think anybody is here to feel bad for AB, AB point is simple , big Ben is a bitch and I believe it.

  • @NapTownBound23rdSt
    @NapTownBound23rdSt 8 місяців тому +3

    Definitely lost money on this interview 0:25

  • @ratedr111
    @ratedr111 8 місяців тому +3

    Is this a robot the way he talks lol um lol um

  • @emptyhearted9981
    @emptyhearted9981 8 місяців тому

    Does he have on eye liner ?

  • @o.p.vourpointofview7687
    @o.p.vourpointofview7687 7 місяців тому

    I like this stand up black man!! Vald u tryna to lead his in a submissive role , fuck Vald

  • @AffectionateCorgi-if4wk
    @AffectionateCorgi-if4wk 8 місяців тому

    Idc how much money they got they still regular humans tf 🤣 people say some dumb shit on social media

  • @Antronicus
    @Antronicus 8 місяців тому

    Bro is on the spectrum

  • @E_8.
    @E_8. 7 місяців тому

    This my booooy

  • @charokimble1728
    @charokimble1728 8 місяців тому +1

    Sounds like alot of excuses and bullshit. Definitely nothing like Gerome Bettis.

  • @Likeiverson
    @Likeiverson 3 місяці тому

    Um um um um um um um

  • @GUNNERJOE39
    @GUNNERJOE39 8 місяців тому

    Umm…..umm…and…umm

  • @jayzee61
    @jayzee61 8 місяців тому +1

    Your problem Rashad was that you carried the ball too low for the NFL.. it has to be high and tight.. too low and swinging the ball carrying arm is why you had a fumbling issue..

    • @JBsFinest22
      @JBsFinest22 8 місяців тому +1

      So true!!

    • @Thunderfirelighting
      @Thunderfirelighting 8 місяців тому +2

      But he was a professional… How did you carry the ball?

    • @jayzee61
      @jayzee61 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Thunderfirelighting hi and tight.. at chest level.. not at the hip .

    • @binouno3357
      @binouno3357 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@jayzee61how many rings you have at the professional level? That is the correct question.

    • @jayzee61
      @jayzee61 8 місяців тому

      I have the same amount of rings he does..

  • @Big_ol_bass
    @Big_ol_bass 8 місяців тому +1

    Rashard fell off hard

  • @CombatCue
    @CombatCue 8 місяців тому

    Ummm😂

  • @BoT-mr8rw
    @BoT-mr8rw 7 місяців тому

    Long boring one….

  • @chrisp1390
    @chrisp1390 8 місяців тому

    After the 100th umm I had to shut this off

  • @SuperHeroGod
    @SuperHeroGod 8 місяців тому +1

    He talk like someone that likes to hear themself talk

    • @deeznutz8320
      @deeznutz8320 8 місяців тому

      Yeah he got Charlemagne syndrome

  • @mef77
    @mef77 8 місяців тому

    drinking game.....lets take a shot everytime he says "um".......we would be drunk before the 5min mark