Thanks to Deadspin, things like this exist. I’m not sure why this is so satisfying, but if you want to spend a minute-ish watching it, you might enjoy it too. Rashard Mendenhall used to play football here in Champaign-Urbana at the University of Illinois — he was good!
Please enjoy this video of former Illini running back Rashard Mendenhall hitting a tether ball
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