Nick Bellore

Nick Bellore
No. 50San Francisco 49ers
Position: Linebacker / Special teamer
Personal information
Date of birth: May 12, 1989
Place of birth: St. Paul, Minnesota
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Whitefish Bay (WI)
College: Central Michigan
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2014
Tackles: 61
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Stats at NFL.com

Nicholas Lalonde Bellore[1] (born May 12, 1989) is an American football linebacker and special teamer for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Michigan, and signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

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. On January 6, 2015, Bellore was named to the 2014 Pro Football Focus All-Pro Team.[5]

San Francisco 49ers

Bellore signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on April 3, 2015.[6]

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