 Blount celebrating during a Eagles game in 2017 | |||
| No. 29 — Detroit Lions | |||
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| Running back | |||
| Date of birth: | December 5 1986 | ||
| Place of birth: |
Madison, Florida | ||
| Height: 6 ft 0 in | Weight: 247 lbs | ||
| National Football League debut | |||
| 2010 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Perry (FL) Taylor County | ||
| College: | Oregon | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Undrafted | ||
| Career history | |||
| * = offseason / practice squad only | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
LeGarrette Blount is a former running back who played 9 seasons of the NFL. Blount signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent after the 2010 NFL Draft out of Oregon. e also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014, between his two stints with the New England Patriots, followed by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017. He was a 2010 PFF All Pro
With the Patriots, Blount won Super Bowl XLIX over the Seattle Seahawks and Super Bowl LI over the Atlanta Falcons. The following season he won Super Bowl LII with the Eagles, defeating his former team, the Patriots, 41–33.
Blount rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his two seasons in junior college. He then committed to the Oregon Ducks football program as a junior, for the 2008 season. That year, he ran for over 1,000 yards and scored a school-record 17 touchdowns.
