LaGarrette Blount: Life and Times of a Short Steeler Career

LaGarrette never got it right. In college, the pros- he just can't seem to get it right. Count the seven months he spent in a Steeler uniforms. He was a superb talent running back. He had size, speed, and skills. If he only had a brain.

Blount signed a two year deal with the New England Patriots
on Thursday for a two year contract. 

Blount hit the yellow brick road and had become the wicked witch of the west for fans of Pittsburgh and inside the Steelers locker room after his Monday night adventure. (I think that does it for Wizard of Oz references) Blount left the field before the game ended after being apparently upset that he didn't get any carries. Well, in the NFL not everyone gets a trophy. If the backup running back is not content with being the backup running back, the solution is fairly simple. Play better.

Here's the kicker for the Blount. The Steelers signed Blount, with both parties knowing that he would serve as LeVeon Bell's backup. They had signed a very talented running back to compliment another extremely talented in the backfield. But, Blount came with backstory- a troubling one at best. He had thrown a punch in a game vs. Boise State while he was at the University of Oregon. He had thrown another punch in a practice with the Titans. He did have a successful 2013 season in New England which led to his two year deal with the Steelers.

Not even three weeks into an innocent preseason schedule, Blount aptly lived up to his name when he was arrested for marijuana possession along with his backfield cohort LeVeon Bell. Everybody gets one mistake and everybody deserves second chances. But, the Steelers kept him around because they felt he gave them a chance to win. But, when he walked off the field before the end of the game he walked off the team. The Steelers cut ties with Blount the next afternoon.

Hopes were high for Blount- but he was higher. (I'll be here all week) He fell short of organization expectations and on field expectations. One of those being actually staying on the field for a full 60 minutes.

The Steelers are on a bye this week and they began it with a "buh-bye" to Blount.