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Mel Blount ‘Was Really Disappointed’ To Fall To Third Round In 1970 NFL Draft

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Former Pittsburgh Steelers CB Mel Blount was an integral part of the Steelers dynasty of the 1970s. A third-round pick in the 1970 NFL Draft, he went on to have a Hall of Fame career with 57 interceptions in 200 regular-season games. He was the Defensive Player of the Year in 1975 along with being a two-time first-team All-Pro. He was also second-team All-Pro twice and a five-time Pro Bowler.

However, Blount wasn’t thrilled with falling to the third round of the 1970 draft. He recently joined the TK Sports Talk podcast and talked about his career, including how he felt about his draft position.