Draft Scout Snapshot:DS Rating on 9/1/09: #3 RB, #43/750 Overall, Projected Rd: 2-3 2009 Senior Bowl Invite...2009: Suspended in February 2009 for missing conditioning workouts and for academic issues. Sprained right foot in March 2009 in off-field incident. 2008: 13 GP; 0 GS; Rush: 137-1002-7.3-17; Rec: 2-2-1-0; 0 Sol-1 TT; Few newcomers in the Pac-10 Conference made a greater impact ... Along with Jeremiah Johnson, was part of only the second tandem of 1,000-yard rushers in a single season at UO … Ranked sixth in the conference in total rushing yards … Set a school record for most rushing touchdowns in one season (17) … Led the league in scoring (104 points), which was tops in school history among non-kickers … Scored on a 3-yard run in overtime in the win at Purdue … Scored on a 3-yard plunge into the end zone with 6 seconds remaining in the game in a seven-point win over Stanford … The honorable mention all-conference choice was presented the team’s Impact Player Award. JC: Tabbed as the nation’s top JC running back and the No. 12 overall prospect in the Rivals.com Junior College Top 100. The Rivals.com and Scout.com four-star standout rushed for more than 1,000 yards in each of his two seasons at EMCC, accumulating 367 carries for 2,292 yards and 18 rushing touchdowns over the past two years. The JUCO All-American and Mississippi junior college first-team all-state choice was the national JC leader with an average of 156.3 yards per game as a freshman
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08/20/10 - RB LaGarrette Blount inadvertently punched then-Oregon coach Mike Bellotti during a fracas in practice during the 2008 season, the Oregonian reported.
Two of Blount's teammates on that Ducks' team and a former assistant of Bellotti's told the paper the incident began as a scrum with two teammates, but Bellotti was hit when he stepped in between the players. It all started, allegedly, when Jaiurs Byrd and Jerome Boyd shoved Blount to the sideline.
Bellotti denied he was punched but did confirm the three players were pushing and shoving and all were kicked out of practice.
08/19/10 - RB LaGarrette Blount ended Titans' practice in a scuffle after his helmet was ripped off on consecutive plays. Blount threw a punch at DE Eric Bakhtiari in his first practice back with the team since he was excused for personal reasons on Sunday.
"He apologized," coach Jeff Fisher said. "I said he didn't have to apologize. It's football."
08/08/10 - RB LeGarrette Blount did not stand out in the first couple of days of training camp with the Titans. But the undrafted rookie from Oregon – undrafted because of his punching a Boise State player last season more than because of a lack of skills – said it would take a fully padded practice for him to showcase his skills. "I'm going to try to make my presence felt while I'm out there, because that's how you evaluate a big back, in full pads. You can't really evaluate them with just shorts on," Blount said one day before the Titans had a full pad practice under the lights at their practice facility. Blount, 6-0, 240, did not disappoint, wowing the gather crowd of onlookers with his toughness and ability to push the pile. Blount also impressed finishing a play by running through safety Donnie Nickey.
06/24/10 - RB LeGarrette Blount says he is getting comfortable with the offense after missing the May OTAs because of NFL rules regarding school obligations.
Blount attended the University of Oregon, which is still on the quarter system and still had classes going on during the Titans' May minicamps.
"I feel like I've definitely learned the system. I feel like I've learned the tempo and the game speed," Blount said. "I'm picking up the plays at the same pace as everybody else. I have a little more learning than everybody else, but I'm definitely getting adjusted."
05/06/10 - RB LeGarrette Blount, who signed as an undrafted rookie out of Oregon, garnered most of the media attention when the Titans brought their 2010 rookie class in for orientation the week after the draft, Blount, whose now infamous punch of Boise State's Byron Haut, not only marred his senior season, but left him completely passed over during the draft.
Blount politely answered questions from all comers about the incident, which he said had not been brought up by any of his new teammates, and simply wants the chance to play in the NFL.
"I don't really talk about the incident. Nobody really talks about it anymore. It's long gone for a lot of people," Blount said. "I'm sure for like reporters and stuff out there that talk about the incident just for the simple fact that I made it to the NFL, and they don't have anything to talk about because I haven't done anything since then. As far as I know, everybody has forgotten about it. Nobody in here has brought up the incident to me. Everybody has welcomed me with open arms."
With the Titans trading LenDale White to Seattle and needing a power back to complement Chris Johnson, 6-1, 240-pound Blount will get that opportunity with the Titans. He nearly signed with the San Francisco 49ers after the draft, but when Tennessee offered him a contract, Blount jumped at it.
"I think it's a perfect opportunity for me. That's the reason I came here," Blount said. "That's the reason I came to Tennessee was just for the fact that they let go of LenDale White, and they needed another big running back to come in and fill that position. With me and Chris Johnson, it's kind of a change of pace running game with DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart."
For a coach who has already endured Adam "Pacman" Jones in the past, Jeff Fisher indicated that the club did its homework before adding Blount to the roster.
"We did the research. He paid his dues. We felt like he was deserving of an opportunity," Fisher said. "He understands the circumstan
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