Ex-Steelers player says he 'did not intend to lessen my white football brothers'

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Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall suggested he may have regretted one of his recent controversial posts on social media on Saturday.

Mendenhall went viral in the NFL world when he took a shot at White people talking football and suggested a racial bowl game to replace the Pro Bowl.

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December 24, 2011; Pittsburgh,PA, USA: Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall (34) carries the ball against St. Louis Rams cornerback Rod Hood (26) on a 52 yard run during the second quarter at Heinz Field.  (Charles LeClaire-USPRESSWIRE)

"Did not intend to lessen my white football brothers. But honestly, they know that.." Mendenhall wrote.

Mendenhall was on the Steelers during the 2008 season, when the team eventually went on to win the Super Bowl. His season was cut short due to injury. He was on the team when they went to the Super Bowl in 2010 against the Green Bay Packers, but he had a crucial fumble in the fourth quarter that set up a Packers touchdown.

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However, he took exception to some of the analysis he was seeing online – specifically from White people.

"I’m sick of average white guys commenting on football," he wrote. "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 (sic) goat."

Dec 15, 2013; Nashville, TN, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back Rashard Mendenhall (28) carries the ball against the Tennessee Titans during