FOXBORO, Mass. — With still more than a week until Super Bowl LI, New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount took a moment Thursday to reflect on his highlight run from the AFC Championship Game, where he lowered his shoulder and carried seven Pittsburgh Steelers defenders for half of his 18-yard run.
“I’ve seen it a couple times — social media, obviously my parents,” Blount said. “That’s one of those runs that obviously gets the crowd energized. I still don’t know how I stayed up. Obviously it got to a point where I was still moving the pile close to the end zone.
“Obviously I was in the middle, so I couldn’t see, but from the looks of it I saw Marty (Bennett) jump in, I saw Malcolm (Mitchell) jump in, I saw a few of my offensive linemen come in and start pushing the pile, which is why the pile started moving again. It’s always fun when you’re having a game like that and you have a run like that in the midst of it.”
Blount was asked if that kind of play sums up his playing style.
“Whenever I make contact I just try to keep my legs moving,” Blount said. “There’s no rocket science or anything behind it. It’s just football. I’ve been playing it for my whole life.”
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