It's funny how one decision can effect your entire career and sometimes your life. Oregon senior running back, Legarrette Blount, made the decision to knockout a player on Boise State's squad last season while the Bronco's stampeded across the field after an upset victory over the Ducks. View the video, think what you want about the situation. The Boise St. player clearly made contact with Blount first, but that does not give Blount the right to act the way he did. After the blow to the face that dropped the player, Blount proceeded his way to the locker room where fans begin heckling and attacking Blount, and the Oregon running back did not take it well. We all know the story; Blount received a season long suspension his senior season, but did get a chance to play in the team's BCS Rose Bowl game vs. Ohio St.
What people may not have known, Blount was projected to go anywhere from the
late 1st round to the end of the 2nd round in this year's NFL Draft. That one decision he made effected his entire life; Blount was undrafted this past weekend. Knowing the caliber of a player Blount is and the talent he shows on the field, teams all over the NFL contacted him to give him a 2nd chance. Originally deciding to go to the San Francisco 49er's with a free agent contract, Blount opted out and signed with the Tennessee Titans this morning. The trade of LenDale White to the Seattle Seahawks opened Blount's mind and gave him a reason to play for the Titan's behind the league's leading rusher, Chris Johnson.
The Titans also signed undrafted senior running back out of USC,
Stafon Johnson, whom last year was devastated by a tragic weight lifting injury that nearly left him dead. After performing numerous surgeries, Johnson's doctors believed it was a miracle that saved him. Good to see him in the league and I wish him nothing but success.
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