Nick Bellore

Nick Bellore
Nick Bellore
No. 54     New York Jets
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: May 12, 1989 (1989-05-12) (age 22)
Place of birth: Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College: Central Michigan
Undrafted in 2011
Debuted in 2011 for the New York Jets
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • None
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2011
Tackles     7
Sacks     0.0
Forced fumbles     0
Stats at NFL.com

Nick Bellore (born May 12, 1989) is an American football linebacker 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.

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Early years

Bellore was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 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.[1] 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.[2]

Professional career

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.[3]

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