Did LeGarrette Blount walk out on the Steelers so he could walk right back to the New England Patriots?
There is no evidence that occurred, but the way the whole thing transpired can raise suspicions and speculation that it was planned. Without skipping a beat, Blount went from a team fighting to make the playoffs to one among the favorites to win it all, one where he had success last season and was used more often than he was with the Steelers.
The Steelers should have made Blount pay some kind of price for walking out. They could have docked him a game check for leaving the one in Tennessee early under NFL rules that govern conduct detrimental to the team. And instead of cutting him, they could have tried to suspend him for a game as they did with former halfback Rashard Mendenhall — then cut him once that was up.
Instead, Blount is rewarded for his pouting, his attitude and his AWOL routine by stepping right into a New England uniform. The Patriots pick up another useful player at rock-bottom price, one whom Bill Belichick has coached after passing on him when he became a free agent this year..............
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