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Detroit Lions' Nick Bellore readies for old team at new position

Joique Bell comments on the new Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick. Kathleen Galligan, Detroit Free Press

Nick Bellore had plenty of dreams but no real expectations when he signed his first contract with the New York Jets seven years ago. And now that he’s about to open his eighth NFL season against the team that gave him his break, Bellore can only marvel at where football has taken him.

“I’ve always thought of it as, I was undrafted and you can take it one of two ways,” Bellore said. “You can get upset about it or you can use it to kind of motivate you to excel, and I used it as fuel to help me.