The Oregonian’s John Hunt thinks he might have found the loophole in Chip Kelly’s assumed reinstatement of LeGarrette Blount. Here’s what Kelly said when Blount was initially suspended for the remainder of the season.
Chip Kelly’s ‘Saturday’ Loophole
“LeGarrette Blount will still be on our team,‘’ Kelly said at the news conference. “LeGarrette Blount will just not play for us on Saturdays.’’
Now, if you want to get technical, Oregon will play at least one game this season on a day other than Saturday.
Oregon’s next game that does not fall on a Saturday is the Civil War on Dec. 3. Of the possible bowl games, only the Emerald Bowl falls on a Saturday (Dec. 26).
So if Kelly wanted to, he could say that Blount is eligible starting in December to play again for the Ducks and he wouldn’t be contradicting himself. He’ll just have to make sure the Ducks play well enough to avoid the Emerald Bowl.
See…it’s not a reinstatement. It’s a clarification.
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