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LeGarrette Blount involved in handshake line fight after his youth football team’s game
By Andrew Olson
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LeGarrette Blount will forever be known to many college football fans as the Oregon player who got tossed for punching a Boise State player. Over a decade later, Blount is in the news again for another fight on the football field.
Blount, who played in the NFL for 9 seasons, is the coach of a 12-and-under youth football team. Saturday night in Gilbert, Arizona, Blount was involved in a fight that broke out in the postgame handshake line. TMZ reports that police were called to the scene and are investigating the incident.
LeGarrette Blount, now head coach of 12-yr-old #football players, got into a fight after a game in AZ Saturday night. All hell broke loose after the handshake line. Cops investigating. Here’s part of the video. Click link for full 4-minute video/details: https://t.co/KgiBXHWn6c pic.twitter.com/Igh9TQi1ik
— michael j. babcock (@mikejbabcock) October 3, 2022
Blount has released a statement apologizing and taking responsibility (via TMZ):
“As a leader, coach, father and a role model I understand my actions are unacceptable,” he added. “I hope and pray for your understanding and forgiveness and plan to continue to be a positive impact in the lives of our youth.”
Blount did say in his statement he believes there’s more to the story than the footage shows … but he explained, “Regardless of that, I take full responsibility for my part in it and for putting myself in this situation.”
Blount last played in the NFL in 2018 with the Detroit Lions.
A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.