Nick Bellore
No. 54 New York Jets | |||||||||
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| Linebacker / Special teamer | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: May 12, 1989 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: St. Paul, Minnesota | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Whitefish Bay (WI) | |||||||||
| College: Central Michigan | |||||||||
| Undrafted in 2011 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2011 for the New York Jets | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2013 | |||||||||
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Nicholas Lalonde Bellore[1] (born May 12, 1989) is an American football linebacker and special teamer for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Central Michigan University.
Early years
Bellore was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and attended Whitefish Bay High School, graduating in 2007. He chose to attend Central Michigan for a chance to start at linebacker immediately, despite interest from the University of Wisconsin and Kansas State University.
College career
At CMU, Bellore started at inside linebacker his freshman year and through his senior season. Bellore holds the second highest consecutive start streak at CMU with 51 games.[2] He was an All-MAC First Team selection on defense in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Chippewas appeared in three bowl games during Bellore's career, winning one (the 2010 GMAC Bowl), only the second bowl win in CMU history. He was also selected as CMU's Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009.[3]
Professional career
New York Jets
After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft, Bellore drew interest as an undrafted free agent from over half of the teams in the NFL. He signed with the Jets on July 26, 2011, and was kept on the roster to start the 2011 NFL season.[4] He recorded 19 tackles in the 2011 season mainly on special teams. On October 14th, 2012, Bellore caught his first career pass on a fake punt by Tim Tebow. He gained 23 yards on the play. Jets coaches looked into converting him to play fullback in training camp of 2012, but the experiment was short lived and he returned to linebacker.