Ex-Steelers running back plays victim after saying he's 'sick of average white guys' giving their opinions on football

Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall apparently does not like it when white people comment on football games.

Mendenhall tried to play the victim on Monday after he received strong criticism for the following post on X: "I’m sick of average white guys commenting on football. Y’all not even good at football. Can we please replace the Pro Bowl with an All-Black vs. All-White bowl so these cats can stop trying to teach me who’s good at football. I’m better than ur goat."

In response to the criticism of his first post, Mendenhall followed it up with a second post, writing: "Simply tired of being berated by people who arent experts in de game. We jus pretend like I’m the only athlete tired of fans talking trash? You dis upset over a single tweet. What about us? Like me or not, I’m a GREAT in football. This proves my point, u can’t speak on ball alone."

Mendenhall's social media posts came with a flurry of criticism, with NFL fans jabbing at the former running back for fumbling the ball during the 2010 Super Bowl against the Green Bay Packers, which ultimately led to a Packers touchdown.

Mendenhall was on the 2008 Steelers team that went on to win the Super Bowl, and his season was cut short due to injury, according to Fox News Digital.

Despite all the backlash he received from his social media posts, Mendenhall decided to specifically target white people. Former Houston Texans star J.J. Watt joked that if there were an All-Black vs. All-White bowl, "we'd get cooked at corner, not gonna lie," adding that "nobody on our squad is covering Tyreek [Hill]."

Mendenhall's comments about "average white guys" followed a previous post to X in which he mentioned Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's playoff record, which is less than stellar.

Mendenhall wrote: "I don’t understand how you can talk about Tomlin’s playoff record, without acknowledging that Kenny Pickett has only played one year. Who was the QB for all those playoff loses?!! Literally all of them. Make up your minds. How you arbitrarily separate Mike & Ben in de W/L column?"

Mendenhall appears to have been referring to Ben Roethlisberger, who was the quarterback for the Steelers for 18 seasons.

Mendenhall played for the Steelers from 2008 to 2012, then spent his final year with the Arizona Cardinals.

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