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Champion drops Mendenhall over tweets (AP)

Pittsburgh Steelers ' Rashard Mendenhall rushes during the NFL football Super Bowl XLV game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas.

The Champion sports apparel company has ended its endorsement deal with Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall over Twitter remarks the player made criticizing people for celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Friday that Champion "strongly disagreed" with the tweets and ended a new four-year contract the player recently signed.




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