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Parker Talking Like He Won’t Play Sunday

Found October 08, 2009 on Steelers Gab:
PLAYERS: Willie Parker
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers

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It looks like we’ll be seeing a steady diet of Rashard Mendenhall Sunday in Detroit, as the way Willie Parker is speaking, he won’t be playing against the Lions. “I’m a competitor and I want to compete and show the world what I’ve got but, at the same time, I’ve got to be smart about it,” [...]
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