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Bellotti denies punch

  • Mike Bellotti has denied the report by The Oregonian about being inadvertently punched by former running back LeGarrette Blount during a small scuffle at practice two years ago.

    "It's a non-story," Bellotti told DuckTerritory.com via text. "Blount never struck me anytime, anywhere, not accidentally, and not on purpose."

    Bellotti denies punch

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    Defeat doesn't finish a man - quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits. - Richard Nixon

    Ron Sanders

  • You do wonder why that story had legs in the first place? Unless the coach, at the time, is not telling the truth!

    TitanInsider: "Any closer and you'd be in the huddle."

    DarrenMcFarland

  • Mike Bellotti texted me personally: "It's a non-story. Blount never struck me anytime, anywhere, not accidentally, and not on purpose."

    I have known him for some time. If he says it didn't happen, it didn't happen. Chip Kelly was OC at the time and he says it didn't happen.

    I think we have to take them at their word.

    I'm told the story was leaked by someone who has an ax to grind...

    Defeat doesn't finish a man - quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits. - Richard Nixon

    Ron Sanders

  • Good enough for me. Thanks Ron for clearing that up!
    I think I was just SO shocked Wednesday night when Blount threw the punch at practice. He's been a good kid to deal with and hasn't avoided the tough questions but I thought after what happened a year ago that he would NEVER venture down that path again! I was wrong.

    TitanInsider: "Any closer and you'd be in the huddle."

    DarrenMcFarland

  • If he can only channel that into running over defenders instead....

    Beaudreaux

  • I have no problem with him throwing a punch at practice. It happens to people without his history and he seemed pretty upset with himself. Progress is not a straight line.

    With that said, there should be a fairly sizable punishment for anything that affacts the team (providing he ever gets playing time).

    Jamalsagod

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