norris blount played for the pittsburgh steelers nfl team.
norris blount played for the pittsburgh steelers nfl team.
what nfl team did norris blount play for?
pittsburgh steelers
on march 28, 2014, blount signed a two-year contract with the pittsburgh steelers. on august 20, 2014, blount and fellow steeler running back le'veon bell were out cruising in bell's camaro with a female passenger, when traffic officer sean stafiej pulled over the camaro operated by bell around 1:30 p.m. after stafiej, who was on a motorcycle, noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. stafiej found a 20 gram bag of marijuana inside the car. bell, blount, and a female passenger all claimed ownership of the marijuana according to police. bell, 22, was taken to a hospital to have blood drawn both blount and bell were arrested for marijuana possession. in addition, bell also received a dui. on september 7, 2014, blount scored his first touchdown as a steeler against the cleveland browns. on september 21, 2014, blount ran for 118 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown against the carolina panthers. this game was the only game of the season with 100-plus yards. on november 9, 2014, blount returned a kick-off for 21 yards and had three carries for 8 yards when he was brought on the field to punch it in on first-&-goal from the one-yard-line, down 20–6 against the new york jets, halfway through the fourth quarter. on first down, blount was sent to carry the ball off the left guard for no gain. the steelers ran the very same play on second down, but the jets were expecting it and already in the backfield before blount even got the ball, with blount's attempt to shake loose going terribly wrong (losing 8 yards) and leaving the steelers facing third-&-goal from the nine-yard-line. that play marked the final time blount would touch the ball as a steeler. on november 17, 2014, blount left the game against the tennessee titans, after not getting a single touch all day for the first time all season, leaving the field before the game ended (while pittsburgh was in the "victory formation"). blount was subsequently released by the steelers and finished his short-term steelers tenure with 266 yards and two touchdowns.
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the rose bowl in pasadena, ten miles (16 kilometers) northeast of downtown los angeles, was built in 1922. it is used by the ncaa's ucla bruins football team since 1982, but has never been a permanent home for an nfl team. the rose bowl instead has hosted the super bowl, and with five editions (xi, xiv, xvii, xxi, and xxvii) has the second most tenants of any venue. during the two decades without the nfl in l.a., a renovated rose bowl was a strong candidate to host a relocated or expansion team. however, after many years of varying offers, no deal could be struck between the nfl owners, the stadium's owner, and the city of pasadena. on november 7, 2006, pasadena voters overwhelmingly (72% opposition) rejected a financing package that would have allocated money for a renovation of the stadium that would have accommodated an nfl team in fear of greatly increased traffic. while in 2012, pasadena officials approved a proposal which could allow an nfl team to temporarily play in the rose bowl, once the nfl asked in 2015 whether the rose bowl was open to being a temporary home for an nfl team, the stadium operators declined the offer.
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