When head coach Mike Tomlin announced last week he was sticking with second-year running back Rashard Mendenhall over veteran Willie Parker as the starter, it wasn’t much of a surprise, even to Parker.
Parker said last week he wasn’t 100 percent healthy after sitting out two games with a sprained toe and he understood Tomlin’s decision to stay with Mendenhall, who’s averaging 5.4 yards per carry.
What Parker probably didn’t realize was his reserve status would net him just one carry in last Sunday’s 27-17 victory over Minnesota.
That was three fewer carries than third-down back Mewelde Moore and one fewer than rookie wide receiver Mike Wallace, who had 19 yards on two end-arounds.
Click here to read the full article – By F. Dale Lolley of observer-reporter.com
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