Oregon “alum” LeGarrette Blount is more famous for punching out a Boise State football player than anything he’s ever done on the football field. Apparently the Titan’s undrafted free agent has continued training for his MMA future, the rookie running back punched a teammate in the helmet, which probably hurt his hand more than the other guy’s head.
The rookie running back capped a feisty night practice for the Tennessee Titans with a short punch to the helmet of defensive end Eric Bakhtiari a few moments after having his own helmet ripped off for the second time in as many plays.Blount had just returned to the Titans on Wednesday night after being excused since Sunday for personal reasons. He was carrying the ball in a drill near the goal line when his helmet came off, and he kept his feet moving toward the end zone.
The play ended with some pushing and shoving, and then Blount threw a right into Bakhtiari’s facemask. Blount quickly talked to coach Jeff Fisher before leaving the field. “He apologized, and I said he didn’t have to apologize,” Fisher said. “It’s football. It’s training camp.”
–ESPN
As we learned from Rex Ryan on last night’s Hard Knocks, fights are an integral part of training camp. Nothing shows coaches you have the ‘want to’ needed to play in the NFL like punching a guy in the skull. Video after the jump.
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You don’t punch a facemask. Everybody knows that you go after the throat or try to rip out an eye.
LeGarrette must be French for dumb ass.
When he backs up, is he doing “the Dougie”?
You should see the way he hits his wife.
Did you see how that white guy attacked the black dude’s fist with his face mask ? I call Shenanigans
This is a cue for Larry, Moe, and Curly
Blount had his helmet ripped off on two consecutive plays. I’d be pissed too.
So now he goes and plays for Ole Miss, right? Isn’t that how the Oregon pipeline works?
Sad. What may be as sad, though, is the butchering of basic grammar on display in this writeup. Please, please proofread. What a nightmare sentence (or two made into one).: “Apparently the Titan’s undrafted free agent has continued training for his MMA future, the rookie running back punched a teammate in the helmet, which probably hurt his hand more than the other guy’s head.”